Il-Bona's girlfriend gives new version of what she saw at murder scene

Claire Magri, girlfriend of Anthony Borg, il-Bona, told a court this afternoon that she picked up the gun he had fired before he was stabbed to death and gave it to the first person who approached her because she was afraid someone else might hurt himself.

A tearful Ms Magri took the witness stand in the trial by jury of Allan Galea, who stands accused of stabbing Mr Borg in Marsaxlokk village square on February 21, 2010.

Ms Magri, who had spent 10 years in relationship with the deceased, had been arraigned in 2011 and charged with having given false evidence during the inquiry into the murder.

She had admitted to the charge.

She told the jury that she had first declined to mention the gun because she was afraid she would get into trouble.

She said she saw the deceased fire two shots into the air, after which he flung the weapon to the ground. He was subsequently stabbed by the accused, she said.

She described how the deceased’s brother had rushed into the PN club and told her that his brother wanted to speak to her. She went out, panicking upon seeing the accused approach Mr Borg and shouting.

“Twanny told me: ‘Claire, go into van.’ Those were the last words he told me,” she...