Kercem man Adrian Vella, 29, was yesterday accused in the Gozitan courts of having raped a woman on the 10 August, at 8:30am, and further charged with aggravated violence on her dignity, keeping her against her will, and of having offended public morals.
Vella pleaded not guilty to the charges and was denied bail. He is being kept under preventive arrest at the Corradino prison.
Another young man, 17 from Xewkija, was accused in the Gozo courts of keeping his mother against her will. He is being kept in the mental illness section at the Gozo general hospital.