A man and his 17-year-old son were conditionally discharged for a year for whipping a man who had an affair with the teenager’s mother.

The man, 54, and his son admitted to trying to seriously injuring the victim by hitting him with a horse whip in Cospicua at about 6 p.m. on Sunday.

They were also charged with slightly injuring the man and assaulting him with the whip.

The woman was the long-time partner of the 54-year-old man and the mother of the teenager.

Names are not being published to protect the identity of the teenager who is a minor.

Police Inspector Frankie Sammut prosecuted.

Lawyer Marion Camilleri represented the accused.

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