Man living illegally in Malta 'pretended to be unconscious, threatened police'
A man, found to have been living in Malta illegally, ended up in hot water after being aggressive in police custody, a court was told on Tuesday. Bakary Fatty, a 28-year-old Gambian national, was being detained at the Floriana lock-up earlier this month after immigration authorities found that he was not supposed to have been residing in Malta. While detained on November 5, in the very early hours of the morning, some officers checked on him and noticed that the man appeared to be unconscious. But no sooner had the officers entered the cell, that the man jumped into action, reacting in an aggressive manner, a court was told on Tuesday. Police had to use a taser gun in their attempt to control the situation. Following that episode, the man was escorted to Mount Carmel Hospital where he was kept under observation. He was discharged on Monday. After obtaining fresh arrest warrants, police arraigned the man on Tuesday, charging him with insulting and threatening the officers, resisting them in violent manner and causing them slight injuries. He was also charged with willfully damaging their uniforms and taser gun as well as refusing to obey legitimate orders. The man pleaded...