Salvu Dalli Death – Dead | Passed Away – Obituary
Salvu Dalli Death – Dead: A great loss was made known to InsideEko. As friends and families of the deceased are mourning the passing of their loved and cherished Salvu Dalli.
Having heard about this great loss, the family of this individual is passing through pains, mourning the unexpected passing of their beloved.
This departure was confirmed through social media posts made by Twitter users who pour out tributes, and condolences to the family of the deceased.
The senior Dalli is no stranger to police: known locally as ‘danger man’, Salvu Dalli was handed a suspended jail term just six months ago after he admitted to having stabbed his daughter-in-law with a penknife.
Salvu Dalli, 68, was accused of the wilful homicide of his son Antoine, 37. Antoine died yesterday after suffering a shotgun blast to the abdomen, allegedly fired by his father.
Sources said the two had rowed after the son had tried to take his father’s money to finance his drug habit. Salvu had recently returned from a stint at Mount Carmel mental hospital, said his lawyer.
Salvu Dalli who appeared in court this morning walking with a cane and accompanied by his other children, pleaded not guilty to wilful homicide and weapons-related charges. He was also accused of recidivism.
Magistrate Astrid May Grima, noting that no request for bail was made, ordered the man be remanded in custody.
Lawyer Lennox Vella and Marisa Mifsud appeared for Salvu Dalli.Speaking at a crime conference this morning, police spokesperson said police were informed of an argument in Ghaxaq at 11:10am yesterday by an anonymous caller. Shortly afterwards a second report, of a gunshot, was received.
Police went to the house and Salvu Dalli opened the door. He said his son was in the bathroom, where a blood trail led. There the police found the body of 37-year-old Antoine Dalli, dead from a shotgun blast to the abdomen.
The shotgun used in the murder was found on a bed in the house.
Both father and son had criminal records and were known to the police, who had charged both in separate cases on various grounds.
We are still working on getting more details about the death, as family statement on the death is yet to be released.