‘Sons were not burnt in my custody’

The father of twin boys has denied that his sons were burnt with cigarettes while in his custody, as alleged by their mother. Joseph Grixti is claiming that the boys, who are six years old, told him they sustained their injuries when coal squirted out of a barbecue during a party at their mother’s house. On Wednesday The Times published the story of Suzanne Formosa, who claimed that on August 25 her sons returned home with cigarette burns on their fingers, back, legs and tummy. She filed a police report the day after and police took a statement by the boys, who told them what had happened when they were in their father’s custody and identified the man who caused their burns (who was not the father). The Times saw a copy of the police report in which the boys’ version was quoted by the officer. Ms Formosa complained that no criminal action had been taken against the alleged perpetrator. The police said they were investigating the case and that the lack of action so far was due to “certain inconsistencies” in the children’s version of events. Mr Grixti yesterday insisted that he loves his sons and would never allow anyone to harm them. He said they had told him they got burnt...