BY MELVILLE TITIULU
The Magistrate court on Wednesday ordered for suspended sentence of imprisonment for a man found guilty of unlawfully assaulting a man.
Willy Lui, 27, of Heupotasi village, South Malaita was convicted of assault causing actual bodily harm contrary to section 245 of the penal code.
The offender in Honiara on July 30, 2025, unlawfully assaulted a person by the name of Helal Hossain by punching him once and causing him actual bodily harm.
Principal Magistrate, Michael Fagani presided over the matter when it came for sentencing on Wednesday.
The Principal Magistrate sentenced the defendant to imprisonment for 10 months, but ordered that the sentence be suspended for two years.
The period of two-year suspended sentence runs from April 29, 2026 to April 29, 2028.
The offender was told in court, that in an event he commits another offence punishable with imprisonment within the specified 2-year period, his sentence of 10 months will then take effect.
A suspended sentence was ordered for the offender after the court took into consideration his personal circumstances in light of the seriousness of the offence.
Police Prosecutor Mrs. Betrina Madeo represented the Office of the Police Prosecutions Department and Mr Trevor Tukochi from the Public Solicitors Office represented the defendant.
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