Maltese Woman Threatened To Be Shot By Ex-Partner Told By Police To ‘Report When Something Happens’
A Maltese woman who was facing threats of being shot by her own partner was told by Malta’s police to make a “report when something actually happens” when she tried asking for help.
The woman, who has opted to stay anonymous for her own safety, detailed how she was petrified living with these threats, knowing well enough that her partner actually did own a gun.
To make matters worse, the woman also claimed that some of these threats were made in front of the police and court marshalls, however, they did not take action due to them being intimidated by the aggressor.
“I had a case where my ex-partner was known to the police and they were afraid of him. He had threatened to shoot me in front of the police and the court marshalls and when I went to report it to the police they sent me to the Domestic Violence unit,” the woman told Lovin Malta.
The woman detailed how her ex-partner owed her money and she had to go to court for years in order to get her belongings back. Upon winning the case, the court ordered a warrant for the seizure of assets.
When the court marshall went to his house in order to seize his assets, her ex-partner started yelling and threatening to kill her.
“When I went to Floriana and told them I wanted to report these threats, they told me multiple times that the inspector was sick and no one could take my report.”
The woman also detailed how difficult it was to get through to the Domestic Violence unit, and whenever she made a call, no note was taken of it.
After a month of living in fear and endless phone calls and attempts at getting help, the woman received a call from the DV inspector after threatening to write about her experience on Facebook.
The inspector told her how she had never heard about her case, which infuriated the victim even more.
“Upon finally getting to speak to the inspector, they told me to make a report when he actually does something to me,” she said.
“I told the police I will call you from my grave then.”
“So this man, who is clearly dangerous, is just running around doing as he pleases with a weapon and he can shoot me anytime,” she said.
Upon hearing about this case, Lovin Malta reached out to the Domestic Violence Unit to hear about the protocol followed when victims receive such threats.
“Kindly note that the GBDV Unit investigates all reports that are made and officers will also direct the victim to all available services which could be of assistance,” a representative told Lovin Malta.
“Threats are offenses punishable by law and merit immediate reporting to the police for action to be taken. Such offenses should be reported to the GBDV Unit, following which the perpetrator is duly questioned and all relevant charges are issued.”
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