A 48-year-old man who allegedly threw a broken bottle at two men and seriously injured them yesterday denied the charge and was released on bail.

Vincent Mercieca, of Żabbar, also denied injuring a third person during the fight which broke out in St George’s Road, St Julians on Sunday.

The three alleged victims, all from Dingli, had told the police that they were hit by a “hard object”, the police said in a statement. During yesterday’s arr­aign­ment, Mr Mercieca was granted bail against a personal guarantee of €3,000 and a deposit of €1,000.

Police Inspectors Nikolai Sant and Malcolm Bondin prosecuted.

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