A woman who was shown on a youtube video being assaulted in Sliema has renounced charges filed against her boyfriend, Emanuel Sammut, 41 of Birkirkara.

The incident happened at Manuel Dimech Street, Sliema, on January 3 at about 3 a.m.

Mr Sammut and Robert Brincat, 38 of Gzira were both charged in connection with the case and fined €175 each for disturbing the peace, offending public morals and being drunk.

Mr Brincat also renounced charges that he had been assaulted by Mr Sammut.

Lawyers Chris Cardona and Mark Vassallo were defence counsel.

The video was originally posted by a user named ‘BulgarianSoulja’ on January 22.

It showed the two men and the woman arguing in Maltese. When the woman walks angrily away, one of the men follows and grabs hold of her.

The other man appears to try to calm the situation but as the argument intensifies he walks off, leaving the woman screaming hysterically as she is held in the grip of her aggressor.

Moments later she is grabbed by the hair and thrown to the floor by the man, who then kicks her before slamming her against a car and striking her repeatedly.

At this point the second man intervenes and the attack stops. The aggressor is seen walking towards his car while the other man makes a call on his mobile phone and the woman lies on the floor weeping.

The aggressor pulls up next to them in his car and an animated discussion between the two men ensues until a taxi pulls up behind them.

The woman and the second man eventually depart together in the taxi, leaving the aggressor standing in the road shouting threats at them in Maltese and English. He then casually lights a cigarette, climbs into his car and drives away.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p05f3DPRZ2k

Warning: The footage includes swearing and vulgar language.