Updated 7.18pm with comments Protestors gathered outside the police headquarters in Floriana on Friday evening, asking who will take responsibility for Bernice Cassar's murder. The protest comes three days after the femicide of Cassar, a mother of two, who was shot dead as she was driving to her office. Cassar is the first murder victim since Malta introduced the concept of femicide into the criminal code, and the third woman murdered this year. The police believe the killing is a consequence of a history of domestic abuse between her and her husband, Roderick Cassar. He was charged with the murder on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to a raft of accusations. Activists march as they hold banners. Video: Matthew Mirabelli Members of Bernice's family attended the protest together and some were seen crying as they walked alongside a group of over 100 people. President Emeritus Marie Louise Colerio Preca, independent candidate Arnold Cassola and AnneMarie Grech, the wife of Opposition leader Bernard Grech, were also spotted at the event. Caricia Pisani Sammut, the daughter of the late Christine Sammut was also present in the crowd. Sammut was shot dead by her ex-boyfriend, Kenneth...
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