Paceville urgently needs a police-operated security camera system to monitor hotspots in the entertainment hub, according to St Julian’s mayor Peter Bonello.

The tourist hotpot is monitored by security cameras operated by a local warden company but their role is mainly related to traffic management, even though footage is passed on to the police when necessary.

Mr Bonello said there should be a system controlled and monitored by policemen to ensure immediate intervention.

Talks in that direction had started in the past but nothing ever materialised.

When contacted, a National Security Ministry spokeswoman said the possibility would be studied.

Mr Bonello was echoing the calls made by the father of an 18-year-old man whose neck was slashed in Paceville in the early hours of Monday.

The teenager, who was with two friends, survived the attack and the police are now analysing CCTV footage of the incident.

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