A young couple have been cleared of any wrongdoing following a dispute when they were looking for a parking space at Kennedy Grove back in February 2014. 

The dispute led to Dylan Xuereb, 23, from Luqa and Kelly Zammit, 27, from Kalkara, being accused of threatening another driver - Helena Ciantar -  and breaching the peace. 

The couple were making there way down a narrow road having pulled off the Coast Road when they encountered another car heading in their direction. 

Xuereb, who was driving, asked the other driver to reverse as she was only a few metres away from the end of the road. 

From here on, Magistrate Aaron Bugeja notes that the two versions of events differ wildly. 

According to Ciantar, Xuereb got out of the car and called her a seed of a man's loin - to put it euphemistically - as well as making colourful use of the Virgin Mary's name.

Ciantar said the accused pushed her to the ground, at which point all hell broke loose and other people who were in her car got involved in the scuffle. 

Ciantar said she was certified to have suffered slight injuries from the incident and spent two weeks with her hand in a cast. 

According to the accused's version of events, it was Ciantar who got out of her car first screaming and hitting the cars mudguard. 

Xuereb said he got out of his car and explained it would not be prudent for him to reverse as he would end up on the Coast Road. 

At this point he says he was attacked and shoved to the ground by a group of people who were in the other car. 

His girlfriend was also pulled out of the car and attacked. 

Luckily, a "well-built'" passer-by intervened and helped the couple back into their car, at which point they reversed and encountered a police car that had been attracted by the commotion. 

Inspector Joseph Busuttil -who was in the police car- told the court that by his reckoning it was the two accused who appeared to be the victims. 

Ciantar and her companions ended up arguing with the Inspector and the other office present on the scene, and refused to give them their particulars. 

Dr Keith Debono, who examined Ciantar, told the court he initially thought she might have broken something in her hand, but on re-examination two weeks later found this was not the case. 

Magistrate Aaron Bugeja ruled that their was insufficient evidence to prove that the couple had done anything wrong, and found them not guilty of all charges. 

Lawyers Stephanie Abela and Andy Ellul appeared for the accused.