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Liam Debono was remanded in custody after being charged on Saturday with breaching his bail conditions. The teenager, who is accused of the attempted murder of police constable Simon Schembri last May, was arrested on Friday after being caught driving in LuqLiam Debono held in custody following re-arrest
Liam Debono was remanded in custody after being charged on Saturday with breaching his bail conditions. The teenager, who is accused of the attempted murder of police constable Simon Schembri last May, was arrested on Friday after being caught driving in Luqa by an off-duty police sergeant. He was arraigned before magistrate Joe Mifsud, where he denied the charges but did not request bail. Slouched in his seat Police sergeant Kevin Curmi testified that he had been driving his personal vehicle close to the airport roundabout at around 5.45pm on Friday when Mr Debono passed in front of him in a beige Fiat Uno. He said the driver caught his attention due to the way he was slouched low in his seat. He recognised Mr Debono as he had been part of the investigating team on the attempted murder of Simon Schembri. He followed the car while calling in for support. When Mr Debono heard the police sirens he drove into a side street and attempted to swap seats with a passenger; when police caught up, Mr Debono was sitting in the passenger seat while the passenger was outside the vehicle, about to get in to the driver seat. Inspector Fabian Fleri told the court the passenger had admitted that... Read more