• More Arrests in Glacis Estate As RGP Tackle Anti-Social Behaviour
  • More Arrests in Glacis Estate As RGP Tackle Anti-Social Behaviour

    Officers from the RGP Operations Division currently investigating recent instances of Violence and Anti-Social Behaviour in the area of Glacis Estate have carried out several arrests. These follow an incident of Violent Disorder at Glacis Estate last Friday, where seven individuals were arrested by RGP Response Team officers and where bladed weapons were seized. 

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Jan 18 - Man Found Guilty In GBH Trial

A 19-year-old man has been remanded in custody after being found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm. The verdict was delivered at the end of a Supreme Court trial this afternoon. 

Leon Clinton, of Waterport Terraces, has been remanded in custody and will appear at the Supreme Court tomorrow morning when a sentencing date will be set. 

The jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict after four hours of deliberation after a four-day trial. 

The jury heard how Clinton was involved in a brawl in Casemates Square near Halloween in October 2016.

When a woman approached Clinton and the other man involved in the fight and told them to calm down, Clinton punched her in the face and knocked her to the ground, leaving her with a broken jaw. 

Prosecutor Mark Clive Zammitt said that by the time the victim sustained her injury, the brawl had ended, and that therefore he wasn’t acting in self-defence. He said the fact that Clinton had gone back to Eclipse to have a drink with his friends and the text messages exchanged with a friend showed a “care not attitude”. 

Speaking on behalf of his client this morning, defence barrister John Restano QC, who was assisted by Darren Martinez, said his client had felt threatened following the brawl and had acted in self-defence, adding that this had all happened very quickly. 

While summing up the case this morning, Puisne Judge Karen Ramagge Prescott said if the defendant truly believed he was acting out of self-defence, the jury had to ask whether the force he used was reasonable, adding that although it was a single punch, it was a serious punch. 

She added that Clinton’s lawyers had said that his flippant attitude when he was told he had knocked down a girl could be explained by his immaturity and young age.  



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