A Libyan man who stands charged with the attempted murder of a fellow countryman told a court he had no idea how the knife the other man was waving in his direction ended up piercing the man's own leg.
Zouhir Elfezqa was testifying this morning about a Swieqi stabbing incident which occurred on January 30.
Mr Elfezqa stands charged with attempted murder and with inflicting grievous injuries to Wadea Al Maghrbi.
Mr Maghrbi, on the other hand, stands charged with attempting to cause Mr Elfezqa grievous bodily harm and causing him slight injuries with a pointed weapon.
A third Libyan national, Abdul Hafid Abukem, is accused of attempting to inflict grievous injuries to Mr Elfezqa and slightly injuring him.
Mr Elfezqa testified that he was asleep in his bedroom at around 7.30am while his flatmate, Mohammed Hafed al-Arara, was asleep on the sofa.
He was awoken by a blow to the head with a metal rod, which was being wielded by Mr Al Maghrbi, who proceeded to grab the witness from his top and drag him out of the bedroom and into the sitting room.
The witness told Magistrate Josette Demicoli that Mr Al Maghrbi's motive seemed to be an alleged kidnapping incident back in Libya.
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