Three arrested after filmed trespassing on Swieqi property
The police have arrested two men and a woman after a worried resident found three people trespassing on his Swieqi property and peeking through the windows.
The trio were captured on CCTV by the resident, who shared their images on social media.
A police spokesperson told Times of Malta that, following investigations, three Hungarian nationals were arrested in St Julian’s at 11am on suspicion of trespassing.
The resident said the footage caught the individuals going into his outdoor area, checking the main door, the height of the boundary walls, neighbouring properties and then peeking through windows.
He said the individuals were travelling in a hired car and told Times of Malta they had foreign accents.
“Our suspicion is that they are targeting more than one property,” a post read.
Speaking to Times of Malta, the worried resident said he spoke to them and noticed they were taking pictures of his home.
“I confronted him and asked him why he is taking pictures and whether he is interested in buying our home,” he said.
“The man said yes but he did not seem the type who would buy and I told him to delete the pictures immediately. After they left, at first I thought nothing of it but then I decided to check the CCTV cameras and you see how they open the gate, look through the windows and check the area out. It’s horrible.”
The resident said that, following his post on social media, other Swieqi residents contacted him saying they recently experienced a similar incident of strangers peeking into their windows.