A man, who received a “mighty blow” from one of two suspected ‘hitmen’ allegedly commissioned by his former son-in-law, testified about the incident which has left him shocked and traumatised. Rosario Spiteri, also known as Louis, took the witness stand on Monday against Matthew Joseph Schembri, 37, and Albanian nationals Xhovano Ndoci, 23, and Agostin Marku, 23, who are facing charges over the June 16 assault. The 62-year-old described how, at around 7am, he headed towards the Qui Si Sana promenade for his routine morning jog, planning to go round the perimeter of the Bonello Dupuis Garden before heading back towards St Julian’s. He spotted two men, seated on a bench facing the sea. Although total strangers, Spiteri recalled the presence of the same pair in that area, if not at the same bench, the day before. He remembered seeing the men there whilst doing an eight-kilometre run around the perimeter of the garden on Wednesday, he explained. On the day of the incident, as he aproached their bench after circling the garden some four times, “the bearded man,” suddenly got up and stood in Spiteri’s path. As he moved sideways to go past, the bearded guy turned suddenly and...