A man was jailed for 10 years today after he was pleaded guilty to attempting to kill his partner using scissors and a screwdriver.
The crime took place in Xaghra, Gozo, in April 2014 when Xandru Mamo, now 46, struck his partner Salvina Zammit, with the screwdriver, which was embedded in her head.
She survived thanks to urgent medical attention.
Mamo pleaded guilty to attempted murder, causing serious injury and threatening his partner. He had initially pleaded not guilty.
The incident happened in the presence of the couple's 10-year-old son. The man had reportedly been angry about limited access to him.
In handing down sentence the court said it had considered the drug problem suffered by the accused but said such violence could not be tolerated.
from The Malta Independent http://ift.tt/2zS3504
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