A 44-year-old man serving life for the murder of a woman in Zejtun in 2005 was today jailed an additional six years for attempted homicide. Both cases were related to a dispute over a Mercedes that used to belong to the defendant's brother, Jason Azzopardi, who was murdered in 2001. In October 2003, a man named Kevin Attard, who had been in a relationship with the late Mr Azzopardi's former partner, had filed a police report complaining that the defendant, Ronnie Azzopardi, had shot him as he was leaving a fitness centre in Cospicua. The victim's car was shot at three times. In his report, he insisted that as soon as he started driving the accused emerged from behind the trees and started shooting in his direction. He said that, at one point, he recognised the accused as he was very close to him. He then sped away as the accused attempted to reload his gun. Mr Azzopardi, who was then out on bail in connection with a separate case, was arrested and interrogated later that night. He denied all charges saying that, at the time of the shooting, he was with his partner at a Żejtun shop. According to court-appointed ballistic experts, the first shot was fired 20 meters away from the...
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