BY ROMINAH FAKA
A man who pleaded guilty to grievous harm and malicious injuries will be sentenced today at the Magistrate court.
In the previous hearing the defendant pleaded guilty to one count of grievous harm, two counts of intimidation and one count of malicious injuries. Both prosecution and defence submitted their sentencing submissions.
The incident occurred on February 28, 2025 between 7am and 8am.
At around 7am the first complainant who is related to the defendant as his brother in-law was sitting on the veranda of his house with his two sons and daughter.
The daughter of the first complainant told her dad (the complainant) that the pages of her school exercise book were torn.
The complainant and his wife accused the defendant’s wife accusing her of tearing the pages of the book. The defendant heard this and became angry.
The defendant took a bush knife appropriately 61 cm in length and went over to the first complainant’s house. He cut a swimming dish worth $30 that belonged to the complainant.
He also threatened the complainant by telling him to move out of his house and that if he does not, he would cut and burn the house.
Not long after the defendant returned to his house, the second and third complainant arrived at the first complainant’s house.
Both heard what happened and they told the first complainant they wanted to teach the defendant a lesson. Therefore, first complainant called out defendant name and shouted twice “you like fight ya” [do you want to fight?].
The defendant heard it and walked towards the first complainant, who pick up stones and shot in the defendant direction in an attempt to stop him. The stones hit the defendant on his leg and one on his private part and he then run away from there and stood about 10 metres away.
When the first complainant run away the defendant proceeded to attacked the second and third complainant. He charged towards one of the complainants, who attempted to pick up a firewood to defend him from the defendant attacks. Unfortunately, the defendant struck the knife and it had cut the second complainant on his left arm and left shoulder.
On the lateral region of his left arm, there is deep lacerating wound measuring at approximately 5cm x 6 cm.
The complainant was given an arm sling to support the recovery process, including a wound closure and dressing applied to the wound and prescribe antibiotics for pain relief.
Georgina Oroi of Public Prosecution prosecuting and Syvia Pitamama of PSO for defendant.
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