Watch: Tense Moment Jeremie Camilleri Takes On Officers And Bystanders After Running Over Pelin Kaya
New footage showing the tense moment the suspect behind the fatal death of a woman in Gżira this morning takes on police officers and bystanders has been revealed.
In the footage, 33-year-old Lija resident Jeremie Camilleri was filmed walking away from the wreckage outside a restaurant at around 1am this morning.
With debris and the wreckage of his BMW X6 behind him, Camilleri begins shouting at a police vehicle nearby, before pointing towards something off screen and walking towards it.
Police officers eventually had to tase the man to bring him into custody.
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Camilleri has been described as a health fitness enthusiast, with a criminal past involving robbery and bomb scares.
Camilleri was reportedly high on cocaine when he ran into 30-year-old Turkish citizen Pelin Kaya in Gżira, killing her.
The man was driving a BMW when he drove into a petrol station and the side of a KFC restaurant in Gżira at around 1am this morning.
The man reportedly became aggressive after he exited the crashed car, even with people who tried to check up on the victim, as well as police officers who arrived on the scene.
He is currently in police custody.
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