Aggressors boasted about student attack on Facebook

The young gang members who assaulted an 18-year-old last week took to social media to boast about the attack moments after it occurred, Times of Malta has learnt. The group of four young men, one of whom is a minor, attacked Ryan Vella, breaking his nose and dislocating his shoulder after he spoke to a girl believed to be a gang member’s girlfriend. In a Facebook post, a few hours after the premeditated attack, one assailant wrote: “Bis sens kinet lahwa daoldu ;) [sic]” (this morning went well brothers), while another wrote: “hahhaa kin haqu joqod jifrah u fqajtu malla;) [sic]” (He deserved... This article is part of our premium content. Full story is available on Times of Malta Premium.