BY ROMINAH FAKA
The Magistrate Court has delivered sentencing this morning for a man convicted after trial for assault causing bodily harm.
The sentence was supposed to be delivered yesterday but it was administratively adjourned for this morning.
The sentence will be delivered by Principal Magistrate Dalcy Belapitu Oligari.
Zane Taisia Gegeu was charged with one count of assault causing bodily harm and he pleaded not guilty.
The trial was conducted before Oligari, where prosecution called five witnesses and defence counsel called three witnesses.
After the trial, the court found the defendant guilty and convicted him for assault causing bodily harm. Based on the crown witnesses in their testimonies, they stated that the defendant, Mr. Taisia, hit the complainant on the head with a Solbrew bottle.
Counsels then filed their sentencing and mitigation submissions and the matter was adjourned to this morning, 22nd of May, for the court to deliver the sentence on Taisia.
The co-accused, Mr. Brendon Kakai, who was charged with common assault alongside Taisia, pleaded guilty and the court sentenced him to a six-month good behavior.
Mr. Taisia is also currently facing an ongoing murder and driving without license charges at High Court.
The facts of the case, on the early morning of 1st of January 2024, Mr. Taisia together with his co- accused Mr. Brendon Kakai without a lawful excuse assault the complainant at the Pacific Crown Hotel, who at the time was arguing with the accused, Taisia’s sister.
Taisia took a bottle of Solbrew and hit the complainant head which caused blood and injury to the complainant forehead.
The complainant later went and reported the matter to the police the next day.
John Wesley Zoze from Public Prosecution Office prosecuting and Lazurus Waroka of PSO act for Zane Taisia Gegeu and Ron Dicky Pulekera act for Brendon Kakai.
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