Easter Sunday Cospicua punch-up: witness gives account
A couple’s argument over child maintenance payments sparked off a full-scale punch-up between rival Cospicua families on Easter Sunday afternoon, a court heard on Monday.
The dynamics of the violent episode emerged as a young mother-of-two, in an on-again-off-again relationship with one of the men injured in the fight, provided a witness's account of the events of that afternoon.
Eight family members, ranging in age from 18 to 59, allegedly assaulted various members of a rival family living in the same town.
Carmelo Dalli, 59, Fredrick Dalli, 36, Charlston Cassar, 26, Lee Julian Cassar, 25, Josloann Cassar, 25, Redent Cassar, 24, Tristan Cassar, 22 and Kurt David Azzopardi, 18, all stand accused of having breached public peace, threatened and assaulted members of the Brincat family between 2.45pm and 4pm on Easter Sunday.
Two of their alleged victims were grievously hurt in the assault, with two others ending up slightly injured.
Christine Sammut testified how she and a female friend had gone for a drink at a Cospicua kiosk close to 2pm on the afternoon of the incident.
Her partner, father of her two children, had been there too, together with his brother, sister-in-law and...