Rape case committed to High Court
BY ROMINAH FAKA The case against a man accused of multiple counts of rape and common assault has been committed to the High Court for trial. John Junior Laufilu is facing four counts of rape and one count of common…
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Former BSP teller pleads guilty to stealing customers’ money
BY ROMINAH FAKA Tessa Solenone Rore, 31, plead guilty yesterday at the magistrate court to two counts of larceny by servant and one count of forgery of certain documents with intention to defraud. Prosecution and defence sought court for an…
Man facing counts of domestic violence to take plea on Friday
BY ROMINAH FAKA A man facing multiple charges of domestic violence is expected to take his plea in court on Friday this week in light of amended charges. Ishmael Renton was initially charged with three counts of domestic violence. Following…
Case of rape with multiple counts committed to the High Court
BY ROMINAH FAKA The case against a man accused of multiple counts of rape has been committed to the High Court for trial. John Junior Laufilu is facing four counts of rape and one count of common assault. He pleaded…
False pretence case back in court today
BY ROMINAH FAKA The case against a man accused of false pretence relating to an incident in April last year will return today for court to set a trial date. Eli Deke is charged with one count of false pretence.…
Case of double compelled sex returns to court tomorrow
BY ROMINAH FAKA The case against a man accused of taking a video recording of a male and a female he had forced to have sexual intercourse returns to court tomorrow. The incident is said to have taken place in…
Case against Chinese business woman on intimidation charge returns today
BY ROMINAH FAKA The case against a Chinese business woman will return to court today after it was adjourned yesterday due to no interpreter being available. The Chinese businesswoman is being accused of intimidation and molestation. The case was mentioned…
Armed robbery case returns tomorrow in court
BY ROMINAH FAKA The case of two men accused of armed robbery has been suspended for January 24 for interim-mention. Chris Yambeyabbi and Eddie Maki are charged jointly with armed robbery regarding an incident which allegedly took place on December…
Warrant of arrest for couple accused of indecent act
BY ROMINAH FAKA A warrant of arrest has been issued for a couple accused of indecent act after they failed to attend two of their court hearings. The husband is facing two counts of indecent act and the wife is…
Part-heard case against 2 cops returns to court Feb 12
BY ROMINAH FAKA The part-heard case against two police officers accused of assaulting a 17-year-old male at the Central Police station Watch-house has been moved for February 12 for interim mention. Lawrence Moli and John Tautai were charged each with…