Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 211

211. (1) Whosoever shall be guilty of wilful homicide shall be punished with imprisonment for life. Definition of "wilful homicide". (2) A person shall be guilty of wilful homicide if, maliciously, with intent to kill another person or to put the life of such o ther person in manifest jeopardy, he causes the death of such other person. Death outside the jurisdiction, of a person stricken within the jurisdiction. (3) Where the offender gives cau se to the death of a person within the limits of the territorial jurisdiction of Malta, the homicide shall be deemed to be wholly completed within the limi ts of the said jurisdiction, notwithstanding that the death of suc h person occurs outside such limits. Femicide. Added by: X.2022.2.