A Criminal Court has cancelled a man’s trial by jury and called on the justice ministry to consider legal reforms for cases where an accused person was legally fit when the offence was committed but is later declared unfit, as in the case of 94-year-old Paolo Mercieca. Mercieca, who is facing attempted murder charges, was declared “ not medically able
The Criminal Court has cancelled the trial by jury against Paolo Mercieca, a 94-year-old man charged with attempted murder in 2019, after it was established he is not in a fit mental condition to understand or follow the proceedings against him. In the same decree, Madam Justice Consuelo Scerri Herrera recommended the Minister for Justice examine whether
The Criminal Court has struck out the case against 94‑year‑old Paolo Mercieca, who had been accused of attempted murder in a 2019 incident, after determining that he is not mentally capable of understanding or participating in court proceedings. In a ruling delivered by Judge Consuelo Scerri Herrera, the court accepted medical evidence from expert
