BY ROMINAH FAKA

The magistrate court has issued a warrant of arrest for a woman accused of stealing after she failed to attend her court session yesterday.

Loana Sisifiu faces 15 counts of simple larceny for allegedly stealing from two different women.

Allegations said Ms Sisifiu conned the two complainants saying the money was going towards their travel to Australia, visa and train fares in Australia.

Sisifiu denied the charges and a trial was set.

Defence had sought for a settlement out of court but prosecution rejected it, saying this matter was serious and therefore needed to be settled in court.

Court adjourned for August 24 for review of warrant.

The accused Loana Sisifiu was charge in relation to allegations between January and April of this year in Honiara, where she lied to two different women and obtained over $20,000 from them.

Prosecution further alleged that accused obtained the money from the two women whom she collected in various amounts on different dates for airfares to travel to Australia, Visa and for train fares in Australia.

The allegation states that, one of the victims also claim that the accused gave her a fake plane ticket as well.

The two alleged victim lodged their complaints to the police after the accused promise them for helping them to obtained their air fares and Visa did not happen after they gave her their money.

John Wesley Zoze of ODPP appears for the Crown and Lazarus Waroka of PSO act for the Sisifiu.

BY ROMINAH FAKA

Court has sentenced a 25-year-old man to three years imprisonment for breaking-in and stealing at a residence in Tasahe A, west Honiara in May this year.

Chief Magistrate Emma Garo delivered her judgement on Tuesday this week.

Rodney Ramo Adam had pled guilty to the charge of breaking in, entering and stealing.

Court heard on May 13, 2024 Adam and another person met at the Botanical Garden and drank beer together. After drinking they went up to the Tasahe A area.

Adam was seen after midnight, fleeing from the victim’s house carrying a bag laden with stolen goods.

Adam had entered the victim’s house and stole a black bag pack containing a silver laptop (brand Lenovo) worth $16,000, a black certificate holder containing a scholarship contract agreement and school certificates, a cable charger, cash of $1,300, driving licenses, NPF cards, wallet containing $650, work ID and flash drives (4G) costing $400.

Court heard that Adam had used a scissors to break in and enter the house.

Office of Director of Public Prosecution acted for the Crown and PSO acted for Adam.

BY ROMINAH FAKA

The case of a police officer killed at the Dragons pub in the Kukum area has adjourned for August 19 for the two accused to plead.

Yesterday prosecution told court full disclosures have been served to defence lawyers for Paul Daoburi and James Solomon Kai.

Defence asked court for time to consult with their clients and to prepare them for arraignment.

Remand for the two accused was extended.

Prosecution charged Paul Daoburi, 35, and James Solomon Kai, 21 with murder.

Allegation said the deceased and his colleague, along with the colleague’s wife, went to the Dragon Pub on the night of May 16 for drinks.

Sometime between 12am and 1am an argument broke out between the deceased and a group of men, following an assault on the colleague’s wife in which a bottle was allegedly smashed on her head causing her to fall to the ground unconscious.

It was alleged that during the course of argument the deceased took out and applied a pepper spray on the group of men he was arguing with at the time.

The deceased was later dragged out of the Pub by an off-duty security, accused Daoburi, where the deceased was attacked by a group of more than 10 men outside of the Pub.

The allegation further stated Daoburi joined in the attack, using a snooker cue stick with which he used to beat the deceased’s head multiple times.

The second accused Solomon Kai, with the nickname Solo, allegedly attacked the deceased using a bottle.

A policeman who arrived at the scene intervened and took the deceased to National Referral Hospital (NRH) where he was pronounced dead.

Irene Mae appears for the crown and PSO for Daoburi and HOF Law Chambers for Kai.

BY ROMINAH FAKA

The petition case against MP for Temotu Pele, James Bonuga, returns August 27 for court to hear defence’s move to have it struck out.

The case was heard at the high court yesterday, and defence filed an application for court to strike out the petition on grounds that there is no sufficient evidence to prove the petition claims.

Schottler Kwaiga, the petitioner’s lawyer, told Island Sun outside court there are two grounds of corrupt and illegal practice of bribery which they filed against MP Bonuga.

Following the April 17 National General Election Bonuga unseated former MP Dubbley Kopu.

Petitioner Dubbley Kopu represented by L& L Lawyers and Francis Waleanisia represent by the respondent James Bonuga.

BY ROMINAH FAKA

The petition case against MP for Northwest Guadalcanal will return on September 3 for court to
hear the strike-out application by defence.
MP Francis Sade is facing a petition by the former MP, Bodo Dettke.
Defence told Island Sun outside court yesterday the two grounds for its strike-out application.
First is the petitioner Mr Dettke through his lawyer when they filed their petition, did not plead
properly the particulars of their petition, which makes the petition frivolous and vexatious.
Second is that there is no sufficient evidence presented in the petition to meet the standard of
proof.
Three allegations MP Sade are undue influence, bribery and interference with voters.
Two allegation grounds of bribery were been withdrawn by the petitioner’s lawyer himself.
Court directions for the petitioner to file an amended petition by close of business today,
August 13, and for defence to amend its application for a strike-out before August 23.
Hearing of the strike out will be done on September 3 before Judge Howard Lowry.
Sade is the former Guadalcanal Premier and following the April 17 National General Election
Sade unseated former MP Dettke.
Wilson Rano represents Francis Belande Sade and Gabriel Suri represents petitioner Bodo
Dettke.