‘I want to know who killed my mother...’

Almost 30 years after an unidentified driver ran over his mother and dragged her along the road for about a kilometre, Gaetano Sammut is still searching for justice – and is now reaching out to the public for help. “I want justice. Before I leave this world I want to know that my mother’s case has been closed. You can’t imagine what it feels like – having your mother killed by someone who is not held responsible. “I still feel angry all the time. I just want peace,” the 55-year-old told Times of Malta. Mr Sammut’s mother, Ċensina, was 66 years old and a widow with four adult children when she was run over and killed while crossing the road in Ħamrun, on June 13, 1984, at 9pm. She was on the zebra crossing near the police station when a car identified to be a station wagon hit her and dragged her the distance of about a kilometre to the area near the Labour Party club in Santa Venera. Back then Times of Malta reported: “Her handbag and shoes were found on the spot where she was hit, while the pieces of her dress were found at the other end in St Joseph Street where the runaway car swerved and dashed into St George’s Street…” Ms Sammut was left moaning in pain in the middle of the...