First picture of migrant ship's 'killer captain': Tunisian skipper bites his nails as he is brought to shore to face charges of 'multiple manslaughter' after 900 perished on his capsized boat

Mohammed Ali Malek, 27, has been charged with multiple manslaughter
Arrived in Malta on Italian rescue ship with bodies of 24 migrant victims
He was arrested alongside his 26-year-old Syrian 'smuggler accomplice'
Prosecutors say Malek crashed into ship which had come to its rescue
Migrants then shifted position as result of collision, causing it to capsize

Biting his nails nervously, these are the first pictures of the migrant boat captain accused of killing 900 men, women and children in one of the worst maritime disasters since World War Two.

Tunisian skipper Mohammed Ali Malek, 27, was arrested when he stepped onto Sicilian soil last night, some 24 hours after his overcrowded boat capsized in the Mediterranean.

Before leaving the ship, however, he was forced to watch the bodies of 24 victims of the tragedy being taken off the ship for burial on the Italian island.

He was later charged with multiple manslaughter as it emerged he mistakenly rammed his vessel into a Portuguese-flagged merchant ship that had come to its rescue.

As a result of the collision, the migrants shifted position on the boat, which was already off balance, causing it to overturn.

Malek was also pictured with his alleged smuggler accomplice, a 26-year-old Syrian crew member named Mahmud Bikhit, who charged with 'favouring illegal immigration'.

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