The court has given Saviour Buttigieg, 68, from Rabat a prison sentence for 18 months suspended for three years after he pleaded guilty to causing injuries to his sun.

The accused injured his son after an altercation over a water pump.

Mr Buttigieg also chased his son with a shotgun in hand.

Magistrate Consuelo Scerri Herrera also ordered the confiscation of his shotgun and barred him from holding a firearm licence for five years.

Inspector Robert Vella prosecuted.