By Tim Binnall
In a strange case out of Malta, police were called to a residence after a group of friends reported experiencing unsettling paranormal activity that allegedly culminated in a ghost attacking one of them. According to a local media report, the eerie incident occurred last week in the community of Xewkija on the island of Gozo. What was meant to be a fun getaway to the popular tourist destination soon turned troubling for the group when, as night fell on the residence they rented for the trip, they heard a disembodied woman's voice calling for her mother. Shortly thereafter, the terrified tourists spotted a shadow figure, heard additional noises that they could not explain, and saw objects that appeared to move on their own.
Understandably opting to find somewhere else to stay for the night, the friends tried to make a hasty retreat from the residence. However, as they were leaving, a man in the group was said to have been grabbed from behind by a figure that threw him against the bed. The eerie aggressor, the tourist later claimed, sported "a white face with no eyes" and traveled through a glass door as if it were a spirit. Making the group's story particularly intriguing is that, rather than simply share the tale with their friends or on social media, they actually reported the situation to the local police department, which dispatched officers to the residence to investigate.
Authorities later said they were called to the home in the wee hours of the morning, but they offered no insight into the paranormal activity said to have occurred there. That said, rumors that officers enlisted a priest to accompany them on their visit to the residence were seemingly confirmed when that individual came forward to a Maltese media outlet. However, citing the trauma experienced by the group, he refused to provide details on what exactly unfolded at the scene. As one might imagine, the case has sparked considerable discussion in the area, and a local paranormal research group has already offered to investigate the spooky residence.