A Transport Malta employee who was obsessed with a female work colleague, would trace her every move, giving the impression that the two were in a relationship, a court was told on Tuesday. Clifford Micallef, 49, is alleged to have subjected the woman to four months of intimidation that included trying to hack into her work computer, sending her unwanted flowers, and smashing glasses when she spoke to other men. He stands charged with harassing the woman, ultimately threatening to throw her off Dingli Cliffs. A former colleague and friend, TM manager Albert Mark Sammut in testimony on Tuesday told the court that throughout the eight [working] hours he would spend with him [Micallef], he was always going on and on about her. “Micallef was obsessed with her,” he said, referring to “certain stories” the accused would recount, claiming that he “went here and there with [the alleged victim.]” At the time, Sammut and Micallef both worked at Transport Malta's Ports Security Offices at Lija which were subsequently relocated to Sa Maison. While out on work duties together, Micallef once headed to Tarxien, Sammut recalled. When he asked him why they had stopped on a particular street,...
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