Be the first to comment!Police release further details of Gozo homicide, name victim
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The police have today named the man who died on Wednesday evening after he was run over by a car near the Qbajjar promenade.
The man has been named as John Spiteri, aged 54. Addressing a crime conference this morning, Assistant Police Commissioner Ray Zammit said that the victim, who had been accompanied by his son, had been pruning trees in the area to make space for a kiosk.
A 63-year-old Gozitan man approached John Spiteri and his son about the tree pruning, which then developed into an argument, the alleged aggressor, whose name has not yet been released by the Police, then got into his 4×4 vehicle and drove into Mr Spiteri, dragging him along.
The Police said that the 63-year old man also suffered grievous injuries during the incident and remains in hospital. He has yet to be questioned by the Police.
There were a number of witnessses to the incident.
