Convicted hitman Vince Muscat told jurors on Monday that the men who carried out Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination knew “two, three weeks” in advance that police were planning to raid the Marsa potato shed on 4 December 2017. Muscat, who is serving a 15-year sentence for his role in the murder, was testifying in the trial by jury against Yorgen
Prosecution witness Vince Muscat, known as il-Koħħu, on Monday gave the jury a detailed account of how the plot to assassinate journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was organised, telling jurors about meetings, surveillance operations and payment arrangements that, he said, preceded the murder. Muscat was testifying in the trial by jury of businessman
Convicted hitman Vince Muscat, known as Il-Koħħu, has told jurors that those involved in the alleged plot to assassinate Daphne Caruana Galizia were prepared to place the bomb even if members of her family were inside the car. Continuing his testimony on day 11 of Yorgen Fenech’s trial by jury, Muscat recalled searching for Caruana Galizia during Notte
Vince Muscat, currently serving a 15-year sentence for his involvement in the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, confirmed that he had already begun discussing the car bomb hit with one of the other executors “on the day” that the Labour Party won the 2017 general elections. Muscat was testifying in court during the murder trial in which Yorgen Fenech
Convicted hitman Vince Muscat, known as Il-Koħħu, has told jurors that an alleged plot to kill Daphne Caruana Galizia was already being discussed in 2015. Testifying on day 11 of Yorgen Fenech’s trial by jury, Muscat claimed that fellow hitman George Degiorgio told him: “Chris Cardona wanted us to get rid of Daphne Caruana Galizia.” Muscat alleged
Convicted hitman Vince Muscat, known as “Il-Koħħu”, has taken the witness stand on day 11 of Yorgen Fenech’s trial by jury. Muscat is currently serving a 15-year prison sentence for his role in the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and is giving evidence before the jury hearing the case against Fenech. He entered the courtroom wearing
Vince Muscat, a convicted killer turned prosecution witness, began testifying on Monday in the trial of businessman Yorgen Fenech. Muscat, better known as il-Koħħu, is serving a 15-year sentence for helping brothers Alfred and George Degiorgio plant and trigger the bomb used to assassinate journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in October 2017. Fenech is
The trial of Yorgen Fenech, who is charged with complicity in the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, resumes on Monday for its 11th day. More witnesses are expected to testify in the trial by jury. Fenech, 44, denies commissioning the October 2017 assassination of the journalist, who was killed by a car bomb outside her Bidnija home. Prosecutors allege
The trial by jury of Yorgen Fenech is to resume this morning with further testimony on the extensive digital investigation which enabled investigators to trace the plot leading to the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in October 2017. After tetinomy by lead investigator Keith Arnaud, towards the end of the week the trial shifted away
Yorgen Fenech's trial moves into its second weekend, during which jurors are due to hear from experts from the American FBI after Friday's emotionally charged sitting. This testimony follows one of the trial's most harrowing days so far. On Friday, first responders, forensic experts, and crime scene investigators painstakingly retraced the events of