Teen’s jet-ski crash earns suspended sentence

AN IRISH teenager has been given a suspended jail sentence after causing a jet-ski accident which injured two other tourists while on holiday in Malta.

The 15-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had a six-month term of imprisonment suspended by a court in the capital, Valetta, earlier this week. He had admitted to being responsible for an accident in which his jet-ski collided with a paddle boat containing two people near the resort of Qawra last Sunday. Both suffered bruises and abrasions.

The court heard it was the first time the Irish youth had ever used a jet-ski. His lawyers explained that he had developed a pain in his wrist which caused him to lose control of the machine.