Daphne Caruana Galizia (Maltese Journalist) Age, Death Cause, Husband, Biography & More

Bio
Full Name	Daphne Anne Caruana Galizia Vella
Nickname	Anne, 'One-Woman WikiLeaks' and "The Blogging Fury"
Profession	Journalist and Blogger
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in feet inches- 5’ 7”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 75 kg in pounds- 165 lbs
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	August 26, 1964
Birth Place	Sliema, Crown Colony of Malta
Date of Death	October 16, 2017
Place of Death	near Bidnija, Mosta, Malta
Age (at the time of death)	53 Years
Death Cause	Killed in a Car Bomb
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Virgo
Nationality	Maltese
Hometown	Bidnija, Malta
School	St. Dorothy's convent, Mdina, Malta St Aloysius' College, Birkirkara, Malta
College/University	University of Malta
Educational Qualification	BA (Hons.) in archaeology from the University of Malta in 1997
Family	Father- Michael Alfred Vella Mother- Rose Marie Vella née Mamo Brother- Not Known Sister- Not Known
Religion	Not Known
Ethnicity	Maltese
Hobbies	Reading Newspapers, Blogging
Controversies	• Her blog entitled- "Running Commentary" has been in several legal battles. • In 2010, Magistrate Consuelo Scerri Herrera opened a libel and defamation case against her as she had criticized him on her blog. However, the case was withdrawn in November 2011. • On 8 March 2013, she was arrested for breaking the political silence on the day before the 2013 General Election.
Boys, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Sexual Orientation	Straight
Affairs/Boyfriends	Peter Caruana Galizia
Husband/Spouse	Peter Caruana Galizia
Marriage Date	Year 1985
Children	Sons- Matthew Caruana Galizia (Investigative Journalist), Andrew Michael Louis and Paul Anthony Edward Daughter- None

Some Lesser Known Facts About Daphne Galizia

• Did Daphne Galizia smoke?: Not Known

• Did Daphne Galizia drink alcohol?: Not Known

• She was born as Daphne Anne Vella in Sliema, Malta.

• In 1987, she started working as a journalist, and by the 1990s, she was a regular columnist for “The Sunday Times of Malta” and an Associate Editor of “The Malta Independent.” 

• Beyond a columnist with “The Malta Independent” and “The Malta Independent on Sunday,” Daphne was the editor of the “Taste & Flair magazine.” 

• Daphne Galizia maintained a blog entitled- “Running Commentary,” which included investigative reporting on a number of people. Her blog was counted one of the most popular blogs in Malta. 

• She was the first to report that Malta Government’s Minister- Konrad Mizzi and Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s chief of staff- Keith Schembri were connected to the Panama Papers leak. She hinted their connection with Panama Papers on her blog.

• In 2017, she alleged that Panama company- Egrant was owned by Michelle Muscat, the Prime Minister’s wife.

• On 16 October 2017, she had just driven away in her Peugeot 108 from her home in Mosta (a town outside Malta’s capital of Valletta), when her car exploded. The debris of her car- Peugeot 108 was scattered across the road and into a nearby field.

• In her last blog post, she had targeted Mr. Schembri, who was testifying in a libel case.

• Opposition Leader- Adrian Delialabeledd the bombing a “political murder”.

• Daphne Galizia was dubbed as “Malta’s most controversial journalist.”

• In 2016, she was included in a Politico EU List of 28 people “shaping, shaking and stirring Europe.”

• Duty Magistrate Consuelo Scerri Herrera had been given the charge to investigate her death. However, husband Peter and her three children, Matthew, Andrew and Paul had filed an urgent application in court requesting Duty Magistrate Consuelo Scerri Herrera to abstain from investigating the murder, which she accepted and agreed to abstain from the investigation.