BY ROMINAH FAKA
The case involving the death of a foreigner in a road accident at Bahai on December 3, 2023 is set to return to court on April 1 for a possible plea and preliminary inquiry.
On Tuesday this week the matter was heard in the Magistrate Court where the defendant appeared under police bail conditions.
Prosecution informed court that the file was just allocated on Monday this week with disclosures served to defence.
Defence sought seven days’ adjournment to look through the disclosures and obtain instructions from the defendant for a plea.
Court made directions for the counsels to discuss with each other regarding the bail conditions as the defendant is still on police bail so court could impose bail conditions on the defendant in the next hearing.
George Sau, 20, is charged with one count of driving without a valid licence and one count of manslaughter.
The foreign national was part Cook Islands and Samoa who was in the county to meet his brother who had led the Cook Islands team for the 17th Pacific Games.
The deceased was based in Papua New Guinea was 48, and a pilot with the Air Niugini.
Police alleged that the deceased was with a friend in front of the fish and chips shop at the Bahai seaside area when he got hit by the defendant.
The vehicle was travelling in an easterly direction at high speed and with the defendant allegedly under the influence of alcohol.
Allegations said when the vehicle reached Saru beach it veered from the road and hit the rail outside from the low lane which pushed the vehicle back to the high lane.
Police further alleged that the vehicle was still moving at the same speed and hit the middle island at St Nicholas Junction, resulting in the vehicle jumping and hitting the rail outside of the low lane again and hitting the deceased.
Selwyn Vaike from DPP office is prosecuting and PSO appears for the defendant.
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