Comments on: Why is this woman being held on remand? Why is she even being prosecuted in the first place?

By: Mimmi

Mimmi — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 19:27:17 +0000

In reply to allamana. As usual.

By: Pippa

Pippa — Sat, 21 Jun 2014 20:15:32 +0000

Both mother and child must be living through hell – and this when they came to Malta for some peace and safety.

Both are to be pitied. Perhaps the H.E. the President can intervene to have them re-united again.

I would have thought a female magistrate would have been more compassionate.

By: George Camilleri

George Camilleri — Sat, 21 Jun 2014 13:48:50 +0000

Prosecute first….. then… well, the important thing is that the prosecuting inspector accumulates his court cases so he can tell the Super what a good, hard-working boy he’s been.

That apart, this is the best piece of ‘safe’ action the Gozitan Police can get. Remember, she’s a foreigner, they won’t meet her again.

By: C Mangion

C Mangion — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 23:35:08 +0000

The only thing not letting Maltese children out are the cars. I live in a residential area with plenty of open space.

Shock horror, the kids in my neighbourhood still play in the fields, build camps and throw rocks at each other. Must never let mine out of sight again lest I get arrested.

Oh wait, I’m local. T’is all right then.

By: M

Fri, 20 Jun 2014 23:31:39 +0000

So the child must be feeling really secure now with all those German-speaking people around him at the Maltese children’s home.

One certainly hopes that there is more to this story because so far it absolutely makes no sense.

Pity the police do not seem realize that putting out information which does not seem to follow how the law is applied, further confuses everyone.

By: C C

C C — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 23:20:35 +0000

One has to be more specific: the case happened in Gozo, where foreigners (even Maltese) are treated like aliens.

On the other hand, if something is done by Gozitians – even murder – a shroud of omerta covers it all.

By: grr

grr — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 20:58:06 +0000

My mother would have been in jail too, as I lived in the fields as a child.

What memories I cherish. My regret is that my children cannot do the same, as we have less open safe spaces and too many maniacs driving in the roads.

By: Manuel

Manuel — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 17:10:57 +0000

This German lady is treated as a criminal.

On the other hand, the Vella bikers, who are criminals and who have been investigated in Australia and Tasmania, and about whom the Malta Police, like their European counterparts, have been informed about their criminal activities expansion in Europe, seem to be enjoying their stay in Malta.

What a crooked country this is.

Not one communiqué either from the Ministru tal-Pulizija-Waiters or from the PM’s PRO.

By: frank anderson

frank anderson — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 16:21:30 +0000

These Germans, they are such bad people. Arrest them, the mother and the child, all of them.
As for some Maltese mothers, well some spend their money on silicone implants and other cosmetics while they leave their children badly clothed and poorly fed. Ask state school teachers and they will tell you about the pitiful state of some of their pupils. But they are Maltese mothers, so they must be good.

By: canon

canon — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 14:40:45 +0000

There was no mention in the new police video that if children are found alone, they will be sent to an orphanage and their mother sent to prison.