The High Court has yesterday sentenced a 33 year old father from Marau, Guadalcanal Province to eight years in prison for raping his 12 year old daughter. The father earlier pleaded guilty to the 5 counts of rape he committed on different occasions last year.
The country’s new Chief Magistrate has taken his oath this afternoon. Chief Magistrate Emmanuel Kouhota was sworn in by the Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer before members of the Judiciary.
Justice Francis Mwanesalua has adjourned a defence case in relation to the case of a man accused of the murder of another man at Lungga river, East Honiara in 2010 to tomorrow. In the High Court Thursday last week the accused presented his sworn statement of the incident.
The Magistrates Court has ordered a murder accused to find a lawyer to represent him in Court because he is facing a very serious charge. The young man and his co-accused are each facing a murder charge.
Principal Magistrate Shepard Lapo says the Public Solicitor’s office is currently short of human resources. Magistrate Lapo made this statement in Court this morning while addressing a 15 year old accused who appeared without a lawyer.
The People’s Alliance Party President and member of Parliament for North Vella La Vella, Hon. Milner Tozaka has called on the justice system to strengthen the current new Political Party Integrity Act.
Principal Magistrate Rodgers Tovosia has resigned from office. Supervising Secretary to the Public Service Commission Dromand Rupert confirmed Mr Tovosia resigned from office late July. Mr Tovosia has been suspended on half-pay since bribery allegations against him surfaced early this year.
The High Court has convicted a father of two from Ngella, Central Islands Province for the murder of his younger brother, just a day after his trial began. Judge Stephen Pallaras pronounced the ‘guilty’ verdict, after overwhelming testimonies from three prosecution witnesses in Court yesterday.
The Director of Public Prosecutions Ronald Talasasa has defended public prosecutors, saying they do not lack training and have continuous legal training to improve their skills in Court.
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Ronald Bei Talasasa Junior has denied he has at anytime disrupted a trial to accommodate his travels overseas. Director Mr Talasasa made this comment in response to comments by High Court Judge Stephen Pallaras during a workshop last week, who said the country…
The High Court will sentence a 33 year old father from Marau, East Guadalcanal next month for raping his 12-year old daughter five times last year. The father pleaded guilty to the five counts of rape. He was supposed to receive his sentence today, but it was not ready.
A father of six children from Isabel Province who had sex with his eldest daughter and attempted to rape his second daughter will hear his fate as soon as the prosecution council provide a victim impact statement to the High Court Judge next week.
High Court judge Stephen Pallaras has criticised the regular and frequent absence of the country’s Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on sporting tours overseas, saying it has impacted negatively on the justice system.
A young man in his early twenties will serve seven years in prison for raping a 14 year old girl in January last year. The man pleaded guilty after he was committed for trial at the High Court. He was attending a fundraising held at a private house when he told another girl to bring the victim to
The High Court has sentenced a man from Western Province to 13 years prison sentence for the rape of an 18 year old high school student in Gizo, Western Province. Dick Alu was convicted on two counts of rape.
The Magistrate’s Court has warned a woman to be kind and look after her five-year-old daughter or face imprisonment for a year. Principal Magistrate Jim Seuika sounded out the warning today when he sentenced the woman with a bound over for twelve months.
The Crown has concluded its case against South Guadalcanal MP David Pacha this morning at the Magistrate’s Court. The final witness testified for the Crown this morning. He is the sixth witness to testify for the prosecution in the re-trial of Mr Pacha’s case this year.
High Court Judge Stephen Pallaras has said every civilized community, village and family expect more maturity from its adults. He made the statement when sentencing a father of five to 13 years in jail for raping and assaulting his 15-year-old niece in November 2012 , at Leo Creek in Honiara.
A key witness to a murder-drowning committed in 2010 was cross-examined in Court this morning. The witness is claiming to have seen the killing and drowning of a man at Tamone settlement, Sun Valley in May 2010. He was only twelve years old at the time of the incident. The trial started in May this
The Magistrates Court will deliver its judgement tomorrow on a well known Gospel singer accused of defiling his former girlfriend. The singer is alleged to have had sex with the girl when she was only 13 years old and a form one student, between May 2010 and August 2011.
