More testimonies were heard Monday in the ongoing trial by jury, now in its fourth week, of the four men charged with the murders of Daphne Caruana Galizia and Carmel Chircop.

The accused are 'Tal-Maksar' brothers, Robert and Adrian Agius, Jamie Vella and George Degiorgio.

Vella and Robert Agius are accused of complicity in the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia by supplying the bomb that killed her in October 2017.

Adrian Agius is charged with commissioning the murder of lawyer Carmel Chircop in 2015. The lawyer was shot to death as he was walking to his garage in Birkirkara. Prosecutors insist that the hit was also carried out in complicity with Jamie Vella and George Degiorgio who are accused of executing Chircop's murder.

All four accused deny the charges against them.

Ruth Chircop, owner of the Santa Venera flat where the accused regrouped after lawyer Carmel Chircop's murder, testified that police had asked for a list of tenants, which she provided - naming Jamie Vella as one of them.

She stated that in late 2015, she rented the property to Vella. "The flat was newly listed, and a real estate agent informed me a couple was interested. We met, discussed terms, and agreed to the lease," she says. Initially rented for a year, Vella later requested a short extension.

Chircop said she was told Vella needed the place temporarily while searching for a home.

Forensic expert and police officer Patrick Farrugia testified about swabs carried out on organic material found at the crime scenes. Farrugia explained to jurors difference between wet and dry swabs.

Peter Brincat, father-in-law to Vince Muscat, testified that when taking coffee at Rob's Bar in Marsa in the morning, Jamie Vella entered the establishment.

He said Jamie Vella approached him and told him he would be willing to give him €1,500 a month if he told his daughter, who was Vince Muscat's partner, to tell Vince Muscat to not say anything to Keith Arnaud.

Brincat added he was later asked to go to the police depot and try and identify Jamie Vella, but he could not, due to his short-sightedness.

Jason Camilleri, who used to operate car rental service Jason's cabs, in St Paul's Bay, testified that he had rented a Peugeot car to Robert Agius.

Camilleri told the court he knew Robert Agius for five years. "He used to rent a lot of cars from us. He used to rent a car for his mother, he used to rent a car when he took his personal car for service."

Since Etienne Cassar, a former director of Cassar & Schembri with Ryan Schembri, is abroad, his testimony during a compilation of evidence sitting in 2021 was read in court. Cassar and Schembri were partners in the  More Supermarkets company. 

He had been asked on whether he knew Carmel Chircop. He was then asked about a Qormi warehouse, and he had explained it was to be used for storage purposes for More Supermarkets.

The witness had explained Carmel Chircop's name was used for the contract for the space, and he had even forked out €600,000, which was owed to him. The figure was laid out in the contract

Ryan Schembri had fled the country during the promise of sale period, and the contract had fallen through.

The witness had confirmed the €600,000 was never paid back to Chircop.