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NEWS maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 23 SEPTEMBER 2020 Qrendi sex abuser told victims they'll 'never see daylight again' Four charged after spate of muggings in Floriana MATTHEW AGIUS A 60-year-old man from Qrendi has been remanded in custody on sexual assault charges after allegedly asking for sexual favours from two 13-year- old neighbours. The accused, who is not being named by a court order aimed at avoiding the publication of the identity of the minors, is accused of threatening, harassing and intimidat- ing his two male victims, in addition to asking them for sexual favours. He is also accused of attacking them and one of the boys' mothers. Inspector Roxanne Tabone, who had investigated the case, told mag- istrate Natasha Galea Sciberras how one of the victims had come forward on 12 September. The man had allegedly threatened the boys that he would seek revenge and that they would "never see day- light again" if they told anyone about the abuse. In court yesterday, the accused pleaded not guilty, with his lawyer Mark Mifsud Cutajar requesting bail, arguing that the accused could be or- dered to remain at home as he didn't have a job. However, the court refused the re- quest and remanded the man in cus- tody. BEFORE magistrate Natasha Galea Sciberras yesterday, William Kelly Harrison 27 from America, homeless and unemployed, Deko Susanto, 30, from Indonesia, a homeless interior decorator, Priviledge Mupinhidszi, 33, also homeless from Zimbabwe and Ahmed Ali Salah Lawan, 26 from Libya, residing in Zurrieq were charged with carrying out the hold- ups. All four men pleaded not guilty. Inspector Lydon Zammit, prose- cuting together with inspector Mario Xiberras, explained that several people had made reports of being robbed by a group of men, at around the same time, to the police. Three men were arrested and it emerged that the night before anoth- er theft on a foreigner took place by the same people. During interroga- tion a fourth person was identified, as Deko Susanto. That night a report of an elderly person being accosted by 3 people before the arrests was received by the police and it emerged that it was the same people. The majority of the muggings took place in Jubilee Grove, Floriana. Bail was not requested as the men had no fixed address, their lawyers stressing that this was not to be con- strued as an admission of any sort. Lawyers Mark Mifsud Cutajar, Eze- kiel Psaila, Dunstan Camilleri and Josette Sultana appeared for the ac- cused. MATTHEW AGIUS A British tourist has pleaded guilty to driving his rental car into a pave- ment café seating area in Sliema, in an accident caused by his consump- tion of alcohol. 43-year-old Richard Davies had ploughed the Kia Picanto into the Dolce Peccati dining area in Tower Road, Sliema last Sunday, slightly injuring three guests who had been seated there and wrecking planters as well as the shop's canopy. Davies yesterday admitted to charges of drunk driving. Magis- trate Natasha Galea Sciberras hand- ed the man a six-month prison sen- tence, suspended for two years and ordered him to reimburse Dolce Peccati Limited €33,096 within six months for the damages he had caused. He was also disqualified from driv- ing for a year. Inspector Leeroy Balzan Engerer prosecuted. Lawyer Mark Mifsud Cutajar was defence counsel. Lawyer Alfred Ab- ela appeared on behalf of Dolce Pec- cati Ltd. Drunk Brit ordered to pay €33,000 after ploughing into outdoor Sliema café