The defence counsel in the Twanny Borg Il-Bona’s murder trial today argued that Allan Galea’s response to Il-Bona’s “unjust and inevitable” threats were all in self-defence.
The defence rested its case earlier today. My Justice Antonio Mizzi is now delivering his final address.
Defence lawyer Joe Giglio, during his final address, asked jurors to put themselves in the accused’s shows, asking themselves to think of what he felt at the time, go through the process as if they were in his shoes.
“Was the accused faced with unjust aggression?,” he asked jurors to consider, given that shots were fired by il-Bona. “Did the accused feel that he was in danger?” He said that whether the shots were fired in the air, or towards the accused is almost, irrelevant, as by that stage there was no turning back.
Il-Bona had called Galea, and Galea’s answer to this was to leave the house with a knife. They then met outside PN Club in Marsaxlokk, and Il-Bona fired shots and went towards him. Galea stabbed and killed il-Bona.
“Can any of you say that in the last few metres, the deceased was not attempting to kill the accused?” He also mentioned the two men who were following Bona towards the accused.
He spoke about the testimonies heard during the case, had said that one could reach the conclusion that Il-Bona’s state was deteriorating, and his aggression and determination increasing by the second.