The scene in Rabat on the day of the shooting
A policeman who allegedly shot his estranged wife in Rabat this morning pleaded not guilty to attempted murder on September 26.
Carmelo Cutajar, 47, of Rabat also pleaded not guilty to seriously injuring his wife, carrying an unlicensed firearm and committing a crime he was duty bound to prevent.
According to investigators who reconstructed the case, Mr Cutajar showed up at Point De Vue guesthouse and restaurant in Rabat at about 1pm, where his 45-year-old estranged wife, Mary, was working.
The couple, who have two children aged 14 and 20, are believed to have had an altercation in the car park before he allegedly shot her in the torso.
