Pembroke armed holdup suspect denied bail
A young adult accused of being one of two hooded thieves who robbed a group at gunpoint in broad daylight last week was remanded in custody on Monday.
Kurt Zammit, 18, from Paola, pleaded not guilty to charges and was denied bail.
Police say Zammit was one of two men who approached a group on the beach at 3pm last Monday and robbed them.
The hooded duo, one of them armed with a gun, held up one of the friends, pointing the gun at his forehead before snatching the victim’s Nike bag which contained a Samsung mobile worth some €800, a Sector watch costing €270, and some €21 in cash.
They then fled the scene, but police tracked the two down to an area close to boathouses at Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq.
Officers patrolling the area indicated by the last signal sent out by the victim’s stolen mobile phone, spotted two suspicious-looking men in a BMW vehicle.
The two sped off, with police in tow.
Officers from the Rapid Intervention Unit and the district police station joined in the chase and the suspect robbers were finally arrested as they continued to flee on foot.
One of the men, 23-year-old Dylan Micallef, from Tarxien, was arraigned last Wednesday and was granted bail after admitting...