A collar with the inscription “Paulina Dembska” was found on top of a cat statue in Istiklal Park in Sliema. The author of the monument decided to commemorate a Polish woman who was killed nearby and came here to feed stray cats. The murder of this 29-year-old woman took place in January 2022.
A giant cat statue in Independence Park in Sliema, Malta, is now adorned with a collar with the inscription “Paulina Dembska”. These details come from a Polish woman killed in the area. The creator of the statue, Matthew Pandolfino, decided to hang it on the third anniversary of the crime in honor of the 29-year-old woman, who is known for her love of animals, the Times of Malta website reported. The woman lived in Malta for a long time. He posted interesting texts about the island on social networks.
– The killing of Dembska surprised me. Today I am still angry about it, said Pandolfino in an interview with the portal. The artist admitted that “sometimes I feel that there is no justice in Malta” and considers the murder of a Polish woman to be a “perfect” example of this.
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Three years have passed since the murder of Paulina Dembska
The 29-year-old body was found in Istiklal Park on January 2, 2022. His body was noticed by passers-by. 20-year-old Abner Aquilina was arrested in connection with this case. The man did not know the victim. According to experts, he was insane when he committed the crime. Three years after Dembska’s death, he has not yet been sentenced and the case remains in district court. Aquilina pleads not guilty.
Dembska’s murder shocked Malta and led to the introduction of the category of femicide, namely gender-related murder, into the Maltese Criminal Code. The regulations were changed in June 2022, the Times of Malta reported. The portal notes that in Istiklal Park, where the 29-year-old man constantly fed stray cats and his body was found, not only a statue commemorates him, but also a wall dedicated to him and benches dedicated to the victims. . from killing women.
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