Police search for second double murder suspect

Police officers are searching for a second suspect believed to be directly involved in a double murder last Wednesday. Mobile police were actively pursuing the suspect throughout yesterday but no official notice of him being wanted was launched for fear he might go into hiding. That strategy might change should he remain at large. Investigators believe he acted as an accomplice to 39-year-old Jason Galea, who late on Friday was charged with the murder of his brother-in-law, drug baron Mario Camilleri known as L-Imnieħru, and his 21-year-old son, Mario Jr. Police said 58-year-old Mario Snr was killed in Marsaxlokk at around 12.45pm on Wednesday while his son was shot and stabbed 34 times in Qajjenza, Birżebbuġa, shortly afterwards. Though police are fairly certain that L-Imnieħru was also shot, it has not been ascertained medically yet because of the body’s advanced state of decomposition. The heat, and the conditions of the site, such as the fact that the bodies were covered in manure from the cow farm next door, accelerated the rate of decomposition. The probe has cast a wide net and several people have been questioned. But it appears the murders are not linked with the spate of...