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The Ivorian man murdered earlier this month had most probably been walking home after offering food and support to migrants at the Ħal Far centre when he was shot. Lassana Cisse, 42, often checked in on his fellow countrymen at the open centre after work,Murdered man was a Good Samaritan, community recalls
The Ivorian man murdered earlier this month had most probably been walking home after offering food and support to migrants at the Ħal Far centre when he was shot. Lassana Cisse, 42, often checked in on his fellow countrymen at the open centre after work, trying to ensure they were doing well in a new country. Members of the migrant community told The Sunday Times of Malta that he was probably returning home on foot from one such visit when he was killed on Triq tal-Ġebel in Birżebbuġa on April 6. The incident came just two months after a 17-year-old migrant from Chad was hit by a car and left unconscious by the side of the same road. Migrants who live in the area and elsewhere in Malta have since been living in fear, with Mr Cisse’s flatmates now barely sleeping at night. Two teams investigate case The “deafening silence” from the police had exacerbated the sense of helplessness among migrants, they said. Police sources said they had not been vocal on the matter because they are concerned about the possibility of prompting racially motivated copycat murders. Investigations, however, are ongoing. Patrols and police surveillance around migrant hotspots had also been increased in... Read more