Murder of Karin Grech

In the presence of her brother Kevin (then 10 years old), she opened the package, which she thought to be a present since it was covered in wrapping paper.

The bomb exploded, and she died half an hour later at St. Luke's Hospital, due to severe burns on various parts of her body.

At her funeral Mass, Archbishop Mikiel Gonzi called the murder of Karin Grech "the first terrorist act in the country".

[3] In late November 2010, the Civil Court ordered the Prime Minister to give a sum of €419,287 to Professor Grech and his family as compensation for Karin's murder.

Judge Raymond Pace, who chaired the proceedings, said that the failure of the Government to compensate the family for all these years is a discriminatory treatment based on policy.