BY ROMINAH FAKA
The case of an off-duty police officer who was killed at the Dragon Pub in the Kukum area in May this year has been further suspended for July 1 for police to complete investigations and obtain outstanding documents.
Paul Daopuri, 35, and James Solomon Kai, 21, are remanded in custody, charged with the murder of the police officer.
Prosecution informed court yesterday investigations is yet to complete with outstanding documents yet to be obtained for the two accused – the autopsy report and forensic photo album.
Perusal disclosures have been served to the Public Solicitors.
However, for accused James Solomon Kai he was represented by defence counsel Hubert Fugui and his lawyer did not appear in court yesterday.
Magistrate made summons for the police investigator to appear in court on the next mention date to explain the status of the investigations.
Court suspended for July 1 for mention and full disclosures to be served to defence for both accused.
Allegation say the deceased and his colleague, along with the colleague’s wife, went to the Dragon Pub on the night of May 16 for drinks.
Some times between 12am and 1am an argument broke out between the deceased and a group of men, following an assault on his colleague’s wife in which a bottle was allegedly smashed against her head causing her to fall to the ground unconscious.
It was alleged that during the course of the argument the deceased took out and applied a pepper spray on the group of men.
The deceased was later dragged out of the Pub by off-duty security Daopuri, where the deceased was attacked by a group of more than 10 men outside the Pub.
The allegation furthers Daopuri 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, nicknamed 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 pronounced dead.
Myrella Cleven appears for the crown and Daniel Kwalai appears or Daopuri.
