Bernice Cassar’s husband is the prime suspect in her murder, police commissioner Angelo Gafà confirmed on Tuesday evening. Cassar had filed five separate police reports against her husband this year alone, with the most recent one having been filed on Monday morning – the day before she was shot dead in Paola. Four of those reports concerned threats and one alleged physical violence. The police commissioner was speaking at a crime conference held at police headquarters on Tuesday evening. Gafà did not name the husband. Times of Malta can confirm that he is Roderick Cassar, 41 and from Qrendi. He remains locked up inside his Qrendi home, with police negotiators attempting to talk him into giving himself up. That police operation began shortly after 9am. The murder suspect is believed to be armed with the murder weapon, Gafà told the press. He has no firearms registered to his name. Bernice Cassar, 40, was shot dead as she was driving to work in Paola on Tuesday morning. Her body was found outside her white car. Forensic experts have concluded that the murderer fired three shots at her, hitting her with two. Those shots landed on her face and chest respectively. Gafà...
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