Robert Agius, 29 of St Paul's Bay was given a two year jail term suspended for four and fined €900, after pleading guilty to grievously injuring his brother's wife.   On 10 August, at around 6pm, Agius assaulted his brother's wife Stephanie Attard with a kitchen knife, during a family argument. Attard was taken to the Mosta Health Centre were doctors certified her to be suffering from slight injuries.   Agius was also charged with carrying an unlicensed weapon and breaching bail conditions.   The accused admitted to assaulting and stabbing the woman, however he claimed he had acted in the heat of the moment and was blinded by anger. He explained how he had picked a knife to scare Stephanie who was trying to get into his house.   His mother tried to close the door to keep the victim out while Agius started wielded a knife.   "I do not recall touching her with the knife, and as much as I can remember the door was closed, however anger blinded me and I do not know exactly what followed", he said.   Stephanie Attard suffered a superficial laceration wounds on her left hand and forearm. She also had a two cm cut on her right forearm and grip marks over her left arm. However neither of the wounds needed stitches and where deemed as slight injuries.   Taking the witness stand, the victim told the court she forgives her husband's brother. She also renounced her charges against the accused. However the police did not need the complaint of the injured party to continue with the case.   Magistrate Natasha Galea Scibberras found Robert Agius guilty of slightly injuring Stephanie Attard and breaching bail conditions. Agius was handed a two year jail term suspended for four and fined €900.  

He was ordered not to molest the victim. However the court did not revoke Agius's bail over separate cases nor did it order the confiscation of his deposit and personal guarantee.Inspector Edmond Cuschieri prosecuted while lawyers Arthur Azzopardi and Kathleen Grima appeared for the accused.