Bona’s behaviour triggered ‘inevitable, sudden’ reaction which led to his stabbing

T the man accused of il-Bona's murder had had to confront his bully sooner or later and his decision to stab him was inevitable as he was faced with a sudden and imminent threat to his life, the jury heard today.

Defence lawyer Joe Giglio made this case during the trial of Allan Galea, who is accused of stabbing Anthony Borg, (il-Bona), to death on February 21, 2010 in Marsaxlokk.

During this morning’s session, Dr Giglio continued with his submissions to the jury, arguing that his client acted in self-defence when faced with an imminent danger to his life.

On the other hand, he was faced by somebody under the effect of alcohol and cocaine, he said. The defence insisted that his client’s reaction was not disproportionate and had not exceeded the limits of self-defence.

Nevertheless, he also argued that if he had to be found guilty of exceeding the limits of self defence the jury still had to take into account the context of the circumstances he was facing.

Dr Giglio then focused on the fact that the accused left his home armed with a knife after receiving numerous calls on his mobile from il-Bona.

He questioned whether he could have ignored him considering that he had been...