Maltese businessman paid hitmen €150,000 to kill Daphne Caruana Galizia, jury hears
Key takeaways
- Photograph: Yara Nardi/Reuters View image in fullscreen Yorgen Fenech in 2019.
- Yorgen Fenech, the 44-year-old heir to a property empire that includes the Hilton Malta hotel and casino, is on trial for the 2017 murder.
- Caruana Galizia died after a bomb planted in her car was detonated.
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Yorgen Fenech in 2019. His trial began this week in Valetta. Photograph: Yara Nardi/Reuters View image in fullscreen Yorgen Fenech in 2019. His trial began this week in Valetta. Photograph: Yara Nardi/Reuters Daphne Caruana Galizia Maltese businessman paid hitmen €150,000 to kill Daphne Caruana Galizia, jury hears Yorgen Fenech, heir to property empire, on trial for alleged involvement in murder of journalist, which he denies
Prefer the Guardian on Google One of Malta’s wealthiest businessmen plotted to kill the investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, paying €150,000 (£130,000) for three hitmen to carry out the murder, a jury has heard.
Yorgen Fenech, the 44-year-old heir to a property empire that includes the Hilton Malta hotel and casino, is on trial for the 2017 murder.