Roddie Williams, who stands accused of allegedly abducting his estranged wife and holding her in an underground chamber beneath Fort Ricasoli against her will for three day,s has been sentenced to a 9-month prison term. 

This is because he breached bail conditions while ongoing proceedings for attempted murder and abducting his ex-wife were taking place.

He also forfeited €63,000 for breaching bail conditions. 

Williams, 38 and from the Seychelles, had been charged for attempted murder, placing his victim’s life in manifest danger, violently engaging in sexual acts and holding his ex-partner against her will among others in October 2017.

The man landed back in court after he failed to keep his daily appointment with the bail book last February. 

Police tracked Williams down to a Qormi garage that had been a police target for a drug raid and arrested him on site. 

Presiding magistrate Donatella Frendo Dimech said that it was “readily evident from his criminal record that the accused, besides being a recidivist, appears to have difficulty observing and abiding by the court’s orders.”

Williams pleaded guilty to the charges and the court ordered the forfeiture of the €3,000 deposit and the €60,000 guarantee, also ordering his immediate re-arrest

He was also sentenced to 9 months in prison. 

Superintendent Josric Mifsud prosecuted.