A 41-year old man, Philip Agius, was today fined €1,000 after being found guilty of having seriously injured Carmela Muscat, 80 and having caused her disability in an incident in June 2004. Her daughter Maria Dolores was slightly injured.
The man used to live in an apartment in Sliema above that used by the Muscats. Mrs Muscat suffered head injuries when slabs from Mr Agius's apartment fell on top of her. Mr Agius was carrying out tiling works in his apartment at the time.
The court found that Mr Agius had not inspected the slabs before starting to tile over them. Nor had he taken precautions to ensure the safety of the people below.