Murder suspect says two men killed his wife in front of him
Murder suspect Andrew Mangion claimed under interrogation that two armed men grabbed his wife when she was leaving his Swieqi garage and murdered her before his very eyes, a court heard today.
Mr Mangion, 40, last week pleaded not guilty to murdering his estranged wife Eleanor Mangion Walker.
Her body was found by the police dumped in a Qormi warehouse on July 3, after a tipoff from Mr Mangion’s uncle Grezzju Micallef.
Magistrate Doreen Clarke heard how Mr Mangion asked for his uncle’s help to move the body.
Mr Micallef refused and informed the police about the murder.
Police inspector Keith Arnaud told the court how traces of Ms Mangion Walker’s blood were found in her husband’s Swieqi garage, as well as his Hyundai van.
Mr Mangion turned himself into the police a few days after the murder.
Inspector Arnaud testified that Mr Mangion was immediately taken to Mater Dei hospital for examination.
On arrival, Mr Mangion told the doctor examining him that he would have been better off had he committed suicide, Insp. Arnaud said.
The doctor immediately referred Mr Mangion to Mount Carmel Hospital.
He was only questioned by the police about the murder on July 12 after being...