A once large and untouched parcel of agricultural land in Naxxar was transformed into an ‘agricultural store’ and a fully-fledged ‘goat farm’ that is owned by one of the men accused of causing the death of Jean Paul Sofia, The Shift reports.

The agricultural store and goat farm, “closely resembling a residence”, was built on rural land in Naxxar following five different Planning Authority approvals.

The owner, according to The Shift, is Kurt Buhagiar who, along with four others, was arrested hours after the conclusion of a magisterial inquiry into the death of Sofia, the 21-year-old who was trapped beneath the rubble when a building under construction collapsed last December.

Buhagiar and the other four pleaded not guilty of the involuntary homicide of young Sofia. They were granted bail under strict conditions to deposit their passports with the court, and not leave the country.

It was independent candidate Arnold Cassola who first pointed out the farm development.