Comments on: Somebody who should never have been made a magistrate has had Nicholas Grech committed

By: Francis Saliba M.D.

Francis Saliba M.D. — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 17:25:18 +0000

“Everyone around him let him down” is your bad construction of events.

Treatment had made him fit to mix openly with society. He interrupted treatment and relapsed as would be expected. It needed this brush with the law to ensure his return to treatment and eventual return to the freedom of mixing freely with other people.

By: Not Sandy:P

Not Sandy:P — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 06:13:55 +0000

In reply to Natalie. You miss the point that a magistrate has no business sending a man to hospital. That is the domain of doctors.

By: Joe Fenech

Joe Fenech — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 18:10:50 +0000

I would gladly sign a petition to send Nicholas home with his mother. I believe he just needs someone who reminds him to take his pills. Anyone who knows him would testify that Nicholas is a harmless person.

By: A. Cremona

A. Cremona — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 17:24:50 +0000

Daphne, I fully concur with your argument. However I find it hard to digest the fact that the animals were already dead. It’s too coincidental that this man had encountered so many dead animals unless he had a daily ritual of endlessly roaming the streets of Mosta. Of course it’s possible but remote.

[Daphne – The fact is that yes, he did endlessly roam the lanes and country roads round Mosta, apparently on a bicycle. If the court experts said that he didn’t kill the animals, then we are going to have to believe them. I seem to recall one of them being quoted in the press as saying that the multiple fractures were commensurate with being hit by a car. They were collected over a long period and frozen. Also, the incidents occurred over around two and a half years, so it really wasn’t that many dead animals. I think one of the dogs was a fox terrier. There are a lot of them in the area, just running around.]

By: carlos

carlos — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 15:27:07 +0000

In reply to H.P. Baxxter. Kullhadd xortih f'din id-dinja. Perhaps he needs some friends of friends to bring his case forward.

By: Peppa Pig

Peppa Pig — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 15:11:53 +0000

Surely he could have been remanded in some half- way home until he is taking his medication regularly and then go back to his present job whilst being descreetly supervised?

By: David

David — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 14:34:22 +0000

I also understand, if I am not mistaken, that Mr Grech and his defence did not contest the charges.

By: David

David — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 14:31:57 +0000

The magistrate just relied in the experts opinion and applied the law. Tthe defence is happy as he has not been found guilty and hoping he can eventually get out of the mental hospital. I think the prosecution should appeal this decision.

By: Allo Allo

Allo Allo — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 14:16:58 +0000

He didn’t kill the animals. On the other hand he did have the intelligence and presence of mind to practically frame someone else duping many into believing it was Fenech. He was capable of eluding the police for a number of months and to repeat the framing attempt over several months.

By: Francis Saliba M.D.

Francis Saliba M.D. — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 13:39:41 +0000

Please do not exclude that Grech will improve so much whilst being treated in hospital that he could be released sooner than any prison sentence

The real trouble would be what happens next if after being released from hospital he would discontinue treatment and relapse into a state of schizophrenia with paranoid features – a dangerous mixture for the public.