Labour MP and surgeon Anthony Zammit has broken his silence about the ordeal he suffered last Tuesday, when he was beaten, gagged and robbed at home, telling The Times that it was only his engagement in a battle of wits with the aggressors, including a feigned heart attack, which saved him.

In an interview to be published tomorrow (Saturday) Mr Zammit gives a detailed account of what he went through, including the way he was savagely beaten and how he still managed to gather information from his assailants.

Mr Zammit says the crime was commissioned by whoever got hold of his house key.

“By keeping my calm, I also kept the robbers calm. When an aggressor is excited, he cannot account for what he is going to do…

“To a certain extent, I think I won that battle. Had I panicked, I do not know how it would have ended. It is the brain that has to work at that point. You cannot do anything with your body,” Mr Zammit said.

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