This beautiful finely-executed manuscript map of the village of Hal-Muxi which is found in my collection is linked with a murder. It tells the story of a man who sought sanctuary in the church of the Assumption at Ħal-Muxi (shown in the map) after he had killed a man during a botched-up robbery.
When the civil authorities heard about the case, police were immediately sent to the area waiting for the fugitive to come out of the church to apprehend him. When in the quiet of one afternoon, the fugitive stealthily came out of the church to empty a bucket full of his personal needs, he was shot at and fatally wounded by the police.
What happened next is a story full of intrigue, power, and authority.
