BY ROMINAH FAKA
The sentencing and mitigation submissions for a police officer who pleaded guilty for multiple charges of malicious damage and intimidation has been further adjourned to 27th May 2025.
Sentencing and mitigation submissions and settling of facts were supposed to be carried out yesterday, however, it was administratively adjourned and bail for the accused was extended.
The defendant Mr. Ben Kae was charged with two counts of malicious injuries and one count of intimidations and he pleaded guilty to all the charges.
The incident occurred on 10th of January 2025 around 11pm of which the accused appeared drunk at RSIPF Fire Service Station.
He walked towards the kitchen room looking for the remote controller of a TV.
However, he did not see the remote controller so he took the TV screen and threw it three times on the concrete floor until it was completely damaged.
At around 1:25am on the 11 of January 2025, the accused went into the kitchen to get his food and returned to the front of the Fire Station. He stood up and in a loud voice said that he would break the office of the Officer Commanding Station and that he wasn’t afraid of the officer of the station and the Inspector.
The accused then walked towards the entrance of the main door and slammed it before he entered.
Later, he walked out to the Fire station and threatened his colleagues saying he was not afraid of them and that he would cut them with a knife. After having left, he then returned during day break and told an officer that he had damaged the glass wall of the office.
Jeremy Oiofa prosecuting and Lazarus Waroka represent the defendant.
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