Irishman killed by police in Malta after allegedly murdering woman

The Times of Malta reports that the man was in St Julian's on the rocks along the shoreline behind a Hilton Hotel. Police said he pointed a replica weapon at them.

An Irishman has been shot dead by police in Malta after allegedly murdering his former partner in the country.

The man was a suspect in the killing of 48-year-old Nicolette Ghirxi, who was found stabbed to death in her apartment in Birkirkara. He has been named by local media as Edward Johnston, 50, a former soldier from Dublin.