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2 NEWS maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 7 MAY 2025 2 Notification by Publication Case Reference: 18/2025/CC St. Paul's Childcare and Pre-Learning Centre Limited (Applicant) vs Karen Fernanda Amaya Jaimes (Respondent) By decree dated 28th January 2025, the Small Claims Tribunal authorised service by affixation and publication in accordance with Article 187 of Chapter 12 of the Laws of Malta. The respondent, Karen Fernanda Amaya Jaimes, is hereby formally notified that judicial proceedings have been instituted against her before the Small Claims Tribunal by the applicant, St. Paul's Childcare and Pre-Learning Centre Limited. These proceedings arise from her failure to fulfil contractual obligations under a signed instalment payment agreement dated 8th July 2024. The amount claimed relates to the final unpaid balance of five hundred euro (€500), due in respect of educational services provided by the applicant. Despite prior reminders and extensions granted in good faith, the balance remains outstanding. The Tribunal has therefore granted permission for this method of notification to ensure that the respondent is properly informed of the legal action being pursued. In default of reply, the proceedings will continue according to law. POŻIZZJONI MIFTUĦA – Konsulent tal-Marketing Responsabbiltajiet ewlenin: * Tiddetermina r-rekwiżiti tal-prodott sabiex tgħin biex il-prodott jiġi adattat għall-bżonnijiet u l-għanijiet tal-klijenti * Tuża l-għarfien speċifiku tiegħek f'diversi proġetti biex tegħleb l-isfidi, filwaqt li tkompli ssaħħaħ l-kompetenzi tiegħek f'dan il-qasam * Taħdem ma' diversi oqsma tan-negozju u tad-distribuzzjoni * Tipprovdi rakkomandazzjonijiet ta' marketing lid-distribuzzjoni biex tiżdied is- sehem fis-suq Kull min hu interessat għandu jibgħat s-CV tiegħu lil Belfa Services Ltd permezz t'email lil simon.farrugia@belfaservices.eu jew barbara.farrugia@belfaservices.eu Maksar gang trial: Carmel Chircop died after four bullets hit him in garage assassination THE trial by jury of Robert and Adrian Agius, known as the 'Tal-Maksar' brothers, Jamie Vella and George Degiorgio continued on Tuesday morning before Madam Justice Edwina Grima. Vella and Robert Agius are ac- cused of complicity in the mur- der of journalist Daphne Caru- ana Galizia by supplying the bomb that killed her in October 2017. Adrian Agius is charged with commissioning the mur- der of lawyer Carmel Chircop in 2015. Inspector Jonathan Attard testified and explained a re- port he prepared with ballistic experts at the crime scene. He confirmed that six gunshots had been fired in total and that Chircop was struck by four of them, hitting him in the back and chest. The other bullets hit the garage door and another struck the car door of Chircop's Mercedes. Metal fragments were also re- covered from the garage floor and a bullet was found lodged beneath the license sticker on the windscreen. Inspector Paul Camilleri ex- plained how, on the day of the murder, the police had received a report of a body lying down in a garage in Birkirkara. Camill- eri was responsible for photo- graphing the autopsy conduct- ed in the morgue. The victim's clothing and certain nail cut- tings were also seized by Cam- lleri. Later on, Inspector Shawn Pawney explained in his testi- mony how he became involved in the case in 2020 when Vince Muscat, known as "il-Koħħu", began cooperating with police as part of a plea bargain linked to the Daphne Caruana Gali- zia assassination. Information from Muscat implicated the Tal-Maksar brothers and Jamie Vella in lawyer Carmel Chir- cop's murder. Pawney explained his in- volvement during the arrest of Adrian Agius and remembered seizing several other items from his car, including a Samsung mobile phone, €3,000 in cash, a black bag, and several personal documents. Another inspector took the stand to confirm the arrest of Agius in Baħrija and the subse- quent search of both his vehicle and his residence in Mellieħa. Items found included a Louis Vuitton bag, a Hugo Boss wal- let, €3,000 in cash, a Samsung mobile, a laptop case, and a transparent plastic bag wrapped in brown tape. Inspector Lydon Zammit lat- er described his involvement in the arrest of Jamie Vella, identi- fying him in court. As a member of the CID at the time, Zammit participated in the search of Vella's Swieqi residence. Vella's then-girlfriend, Naomi Pace, was present during the opera- tion. Four cars, a Volvo, Citro- en, Mercedes, and BMW were found in the basement. When defence lawyer Amade- us Cachia, representing Vella, asked if anything suspicious had been recovered, Zammit replied that some branded clothing had been found in Pace's room. Cachia remarked: "Since when is branded clothing considered suspicious?". Zammit said that nothing of major concern was recovered. Inspector Sherona Buhagiar also confirmed that no suspi- cious items were discovered while searching the girlfriend's room. Jurors heard that 10 mobile phones were found during the search: five in the kitchen and five scattered around the resi- dence. On Vella's person, a Vol- vo car key and €70 in cash was found. Vella had informed the officers upon arrival that he was COV- ID-19 positive and provided a medical document as proof. All police inspectors confirmed un- der cross-examination that Vel- la cooperated fully during the arrest. However, when asked whether they confirmed owner- ship of the residence or checked if the phones were functioning, he admitted they had not. Later, another witness claimed that Vella had told officers at the time of his arrest that "I was expecting you, as I know certain people have started talking." Defence lawyer Amadeus Cachia questioned why this al- leged statement was never re- corded in the compilation of evidence or in the witnesses' official notes. The inspector on the stand replied that he did not know. Madam Justice Edwina Grima asked him to confirm that he is certain of this state- ment, and he affirmed so. How- ever, this was not reiterated by any of the other police officers who took the witness stand. Inspector Kevin Curmi testi- fied about the arrest of Robert Agius in connection with the murder of Carmel Chircop. Agius was stopped in his Mercedes in Baħrija and served an arrest warrant. Police found €200 in cash, several mobile phones, SIM cards, and about 30 keys on him. A further €49,500 was discovered in a pa- per bag inside his car. A search of his home un- covered more mobile phones, €25,180 in cash, weapons, am- munition, and a counterfeit money printing machine. In his garage, several vehicles includ- ing an Audi, two Mercedes, a Mitsubishi, and three motorcy- cles were seen. Another witness confirmed that a weapon was found in a safe in Agius's residence. De- fence lawyer Rene Darmanin asked the witness if he was aware that the weapon was reg- istered to Agius' wife, Denise Agius. "Can you confirm that the weapons were not regis- tered irregularly or illegally?" "I cannot confirm, I did not check", the witness replied. Several other police officers explained in further detail re- garding the arrests of Jamie Vel- la and Adrian and Robert Agi- us. A certain police inspector explained in detail the photo- graphic evidence, how he placed them into several evidence bags and later passed them on to the respective police officers in charge of evidence. These pho- tographs were also shown to the jurors on the television court- room and a substantive amount of cash elevated from Robert Agius was seen. Jury proceedings will continue on Wednesday. Prosecutors Godwin Cini, Danika Vella and Anthony Vel- la are representing the Attorney General's office. Defence lawyer Nicholas Mifsud is appearing for Adrian Agius, Ishmael Psaila and Ama- deus Cachia for Jamie Vella, Al- fred Abela and Rene Darmanin representing Robert Agius, and Noel Bianco and Leslie Cus- chieri for George Degiorgio. Jason Azzopardi and Therese Comodini Cachia are assist- ing the Caruana Galizia family, while Vince Galea is assisting the Chircop family. Chirchop was struck by four bullets in the back and chest, jurors heard during the Maksar trial MAYA GALEA mgalea@mediatoday.com.mt In 2020 Vince Muscat, known as "il-Koħħu", began cooperating with police as part of a plea bargain linked to the Daphne Caruana Galizia assassination. Information from Muscat implicated the Tal-Maksar brothers and Jamie Vella in lawyer Carmel Chircop's murder.