Injuries shown on a three-phase bone scan of Vince Farrugia taken 11 days after he was assaulted in March 2010 could be the result of a number of issues including arthritis, coughing and inflammation, a court appointed expert has concluded.

Testifying in the case against Sandro Chetcuti, 38, a former GRTU council member, who is pleading not guilty to the attempted murder of Vince Farrugia, radiologist Malcolm Crockford said that Mr Farrugia's X-Rays did not show fractures and the signs on the three-phase bone scan could not be directly linked to the alleged incident.

Dating these signs, he said, was practically impossible.

Dr Crockford was appointed by the court to examine conflicting reports by two doctors with court appointed forensic pathologist Mario Scerri saying that Mr Farrugia did not suffer any fractures, contradicting consultant radiologist Anthony Samuel.

The case continues.

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