A 59-year-old Gozitan from Nadur suffered injuries when someone threw a caustic liquid believed to be acid, at him as he sat in a car in Transfiguration Avenue, Lija, yesterday evening, the police said. The car is an Opel Astra.
The police said that, acting on information that a man was injured when the liquid was thrown at him, they went to the spot and found a medical team from Mater Dei Hospital administering first aid. The man was taken to Mater Dei Hospital for treatment. In a statement late last night the police said the man suffered grievous injuries.
Magistrate Joseph Apap Bologna appointed a team of court experts to help in an inquiry.
The police are investigating.