Jason Galea was jailed for six and a half years this morning, for his part in an attempted hold up at a Valletta jewellery shop in 2010, in which the elderly shopkeeper was grievously injured.
Galea had denied charges of attempted aggravated theft and of holding Frank Zampa, who was 79 at the time, – against his will, threatening to kill him, seriously injuring him, being in possession of an unlicensed firearm, causing damage to Zampa’s property and relapsing.
Another man, Michael Zahra, was jailed for three years for his part in the robber.
A third man, Marcus John Calleja, who had implicated Galea, was also given a three year prison sentence.
