A phone found on the site of the murder of Anthony Agius and Dennis Mifsud in Rabat was found covered in blood, experts told a court on Thursday.

Carmelo Ciantar, known as 'Id-Durga', is accused of the double murder of Anthony Agius and Dennis Mifsud in the outskirts of Rabat in July last year. He is also accused of arson as well as the irregular possession of a firearm.

Joseph Louis Xerri, digital forensics expert, testified that three mobile phones had been extracted from the scene of the crime. Two of these were made by Samsung, while the third one was a burner phone.

He explained how one of the phones was so drenched in blood it would need to be cleaned from the inside to be able to be used.

The password to both phones were not known, and it was not indicated to whom these phones belonged to either.

His testimony was suspended, and the courts are waiting to receive more information regarding the owners of the mobile phones before they proceed further.

On the same day Clara Pisano, the appointed forensic expert, also testified.

She explained that on 30 July 2025, she collected gun cartridges and one automatic shotgun that were retrieved from the accused's vehicle.

Her analysis provided negative results for any fingerprints found on the aforementioned items. These items were sent to the ballistics unit for further analysis.

This case will continue on 7 May.

This case was presided over by Magistrate Astrid May Grima.

AG lawyer Anthony Vella prosecuted assisted by inspectors Kurt Colombo Zahra, Wayne Camilleri and Cheyenne Mangion

Defence lawyers Franco Debono, Francesca Zarb and Adriana Zammit appeared for the accused.