Ngedea back in court today
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA A man accused of lying and demanding money from a retired doctor will have his case heard in court again today. This is the case of 45-year-old Sam Ngedea who was accused of obtaining more than $40,000…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA A man accused of lying and demanding money from a retired doctor will have his case heard in court again today. This is the case of 45-year-old Sam Ngedea who was accused of obtaining more than $40,000…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA CHIEF Justice Sir Albert Palmer has reiterated that sex with an under-age girl is against the law. Sir Albert, in sentencing an accused who entered a guilty plea on the charge of sexual intercourse with a child…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA A young man, 20, is on the run after allegedly raping a six-year-old girl on May 7 this year. And, police are appealing to the man to turn himself in. Police are also appealing to communities to…
Owners of MV Taimareho land in court for sea tragedy of April 3, 2020 BY JENNIFER KUSAPA OWNERS of passenger vessel MV Taimareho are facing criminal charges in the High Court, one year after the sea tragedy. Twenty-seven people lost…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA PRINCIPAL Magistrate Fatimah Taeburi confirmed in court yesterday the case against the accused Ashley Ghapuika has been committed to the High Court for trial on murder charge. She said that a committal has been made to the…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA PUBLIC Prosecution has confirmed in court they will reduce the murder charge against three males alleged to have involved in the death of an elderly teacher at the Bahai area in March this year. Prosecutor Steward Tonowane…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA A man facing one count of being an accessory to an attempted murder incident in 2014 has been convicted by the High Court. This is the case against Frank Fakani who was charged with one count of…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA A man accused of sexually assaulting a three-year-old girl in 2019 will appear again in court on June 7, 2021. Prosecution informed court that they were still waiting on the defence lawyer’s response on the documents sent…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA The case of a man found guilty of killing an elderly person in 2017 will return to court next week to discuss ‘minimum term sentence’. Allen Liomauri was convicted of murder in the previous occasion, over the…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA A man has been found guilty before the High Court of having raped his own daughter, twice on two separate occasions in 2016. The man is a teacher by profession, and was teaching in one of the…