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THE parents of Mirabelle Falzon have called on authorities to learn from their mistakes and prevent needless deaths such as the one suffered by their daugh- ter. On Saturday morning, Michael and Charmaine Falzon returned to the site of their daughter's death a little over one year after the tragedy. Mirabell had died when a rock fell on her head while she was enjoying the day with her boyfriend. The grieving parents spoke to the media alongside their law- yer, Conrad Borg Manche, and content creator, Conrad Neil Gatt who had previously flagged the danger of the area to the au- thorities. They were speaking following the conclusion of the magisteri- al inquiry into Mirabelle's death, which found that reports about the dangers of Riħama Battery got lost in bureaucracy, as warn- ings were simply passed from one government entity to anoth- er. Charmaine Falzon issued an emotional call for action on such dilapidated sites. "No one should have to go through what we went through," she said, adding that Mirabelle's family will carry this tragedy with them for the rest of their lives. Mirabelle's father, Michael thanked the inquiring magistrate for his detailed investigation. "It would have been better if the money that was spent on this in- quiry went to fixing the Riħama Battery," he noted, saying that if that were the case, his daughter would still be enjoying life. Warnings about dangerous site were ignored During the press conference, the family's lawyer, Conrad Borg Manche stated that the inquir- ing magistrate did not mince his words when speaking about the circumstances that led to Mira- belle's death. The inquiry, Manche explains, notes that multiple reports were filed with authorities, with some of them as early as 2017. The most recent report was filed just four days before Mirabelle died. The lawyer stressed that the site could have been closed off earlier, but unfortunately, some- one had to die before action could be taken. Meanwhile, Conrad Neil Gatt, a content creator who was among those flagging the danger of the battery, noted that this site is not the only one posing a danger to the public. Gatt voiced his frustration at the way authorities treated his warnings, calling for political responsibility to be shouldered over the needless death. 12 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 31 AUGUST 2025 NEWS Mirabelle Falzon's parents in emotional plea for action to prevent other avoidable deaths MATTHEW FARRUGIA mfarrugia@mediatoday.com.mt Charmaine and Michael Falzon spoke to the media on Saturday following the conclusion of the magisterial inquiry into their daughter's death Michael and Charmaine Falzon return to the site of their daughter's death a little over one year after the tragedy, where they urged authorities to act to prevent other unnecessary deaths Mirabelle Falzon was 22 years old when she died after rocks fell on her in St Thomas Bay in July of last year Charmaine Falzon issued an emotional call for action on such dilapidated sites. "No one should have to go through what we went through," she said, adding that Mirabelle's family will carry this tragedy with them for the rest of their lives.