Ambulance driver pleads guilty to assaulting superiors

An ambulance driver was given a six-month jail term suspended for two years when he yesterday admitted to assaulting and threatening to kill his superiors following an argument that broke out at the ambulances' garage in Pietà.

Stephen Falzon was arraigned together with Ronald Urry, who works as a driver with Sedqa agency, and charged with assaulting Joseph Scerri, Nicholas Pace and Yolande El-Khatib and threatening to kill them on Monday at about 3.45 p.m. at the Pietà garage.

They were also charged with causing about €222 damage to a door at the garage.

Mr Urry was also charged with relapsing and Mr Falzon was charged with the illegal possession of a harpoon found during a search at this house later on.

Appearing before Magistrate Silvio Meli, Mr Falzon 49, of Żejtun pleaded guilty to the charges while Mr Urry, 44, of Birżebbuġa pleaded not guilty and was granted bail against a personal guarantee of €2,000.

On handing down judgment in Mr Falzon's case, the magistrate heard that the argument broke out between Mr Falzon and his superiors at the ambulances' garage.

Mr Falzon was given a suspended jail term and ordered to pay for half of the damage caused at the garage.

Police Inspector Ramon Mercieca prosecuted.

Lawyers Tony Abela and Patrick Valentino were defence counsel.