Determined to protect his privacy, a Birżebbuġa man smashed the security camera that his neighbour had mounted outside the house, a court heard yesterday.

Joseph Callus, 52, complained when the CCTV camera was installed outside his shop, located beneath the neighbour’s residence. When the situation remained un­changed, Mr Callus parked his car underneath the CCTV camera, climbed onto the roof of his vehicle and struck the camera with a wooden plank, the court heard.

He pleaded guilty to the charge and was conditionally discharged for a year.

Police inspectors Arthur Mercieca and Priscilla Caruana prosecuted.

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