Investigation Underway To Identify Aggressor Who Assaulted Distressed Man In Public In St Julian’s
Police investigations are underway to identify an unknown man filmed beating another man in distress in the middle of a busy St Julian’s road.
Speaking to Lovin Malta, police said the incident, which occurred on 20th July at 1pm in Triq San Gorg, St Julian’s, happened after a ” man who seemed to be in distress was shouting in the middle of the road.”
“Officers went on site, requested medical assistance and the man was escorted to Mater Dei Hospital.”
“It was also revealed that that the man was allegedly assaulted before the Police arrived on site and investigations are currently ongoing to establish the identity of the persons involved.”
In footage shared across social media – which Lovin Malta has chosen not to publish – the man, wearing an orange shirt, can be seen screaming every few seconds as he moves between cars on the road.
Eventually, he hits one car – leading to the driver to open his door, run after the man and punch him in the head from behind.
The distressed man, even after being attacked, does not attack back – but the driver continues to punch him, with a random other person also stepping in to throw in some blows.
The police also urged the public to call them immediately when seeing an incident like this instead of filming it and sharing on social media.
Following the incident, many people called for the driver to be charged with assault, with commenters online shocked at the sheer lack of empathy shown by the driver towards a man clearly in the midst of a mental breakdown.
If you have any information on the identity of the man in the video please contact police by going to your nearest police station or calling on 21224001/119.
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