NOTHING prepares you for
the sudden death of a family
member. The Bartolo family
knows this all too well.
It was a regular work day for
Claudette Bartolo when, at
1pm on 4 June 2015, she re-
ceived a call from her moth-
er that Matthew, Claudette's
17-year-old son, was in hospi-
tal with injuries.
There was heavy traffic that
day, so it took her a while to
reach the hospital. When she
did arrive, there was a security
guard waiting for her to take
her inside. "I would have never
thought that I was going to go
to the hospital to find out that
he died."
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When a 17-year-old's death
is worth only €7,000
After council
U-turn, db
Group insists
it will stick to
its plans
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NO JUSTICE FOR MATTHEW BARTOLO
The Bartolo
family spent 10
years waiting for
justice for their
17-year-old son's
death, but they
were let down by
the prosecution
and lengthy court
delays. His mother
and grandparents
speak about pain,
shattered dreams
and betrayal
NICOLE
MEILAK
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NICOLE
MEILAK
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Claudette Bartolo looking at a calendar of her son Matthew, who died at his place of work in 2015, aged only 17 (Photo:
James Bianchi/MaltaToday)
PEMBROKE TOWERS
THE db Group will not amend
or withdraw the planning ap-
plication to add more storeys to
its towers project in Pembroke,
despite the council now oppos-
ing the extension.
"The db Group does not en-
visage any changes to the pro-
posed application and we will
wait for the planning process
to take its course as per all ap-
plicable laws, regulations and
policies," a spokesperson for
the company said.
KARL AZZOPARDI
JAMES DEBONO
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