Maltese man to be deported back to Malta after prison term

Mario Schembri, a man originally from Malta, is set to be deported from Australia in the coming weeks, after serving a seven year prison term for manslaughter.

Schembri was convicted of killing Melbourne based businessman, Herman Rockefeller in September 2010, following a heated argument. With his sentence concluding, it was decided that Mr Schembri should be deported back to Malta.

It is understood that Schembri and Rockefeller had connected through an advertisement in a sex magazine which resulted in Rockefeller having sex with Schembri’s partner, Bernadette Denny.

On their second meeting Schembri was enraged by Rockefeller not fulfilling a promise to bring a female to their next gathering. He attacked and killed Rockefeller, dismembering his body with a chainsaw.

Ms Denny is understood to be have been an accomplice in the manslaughter and pled guilty alongside Schembri.

According to the Melbourne based Herald Sun, Schembri had his visa to stay in Australia cancelled in January 2017.

He had then attempted to have the situation overturned citing that he had been living in Australia since his pre-school years and had raised a family. The Department of Home Affairs rejected the demand.

There is still the option to appeal the decision but this has not been made yet, according to the paper.

According to the Herald Sun, once Schembri is eligible for parole following his release from prison, he will be taken into federal custody.

He will then be taken to immigration detention and flown back to Malta accompanied by police.