20-year-old remanded over alleged murder of Nadi builder
Accused given 14 days to file alibi before High Court mention.
Monday 03 August 2026 | 16:30
Murder accused Vereti Tavisoro (second from left). escorted by police officers to the Nadi Magistrate Court on August 3, 2026.
Photo: Waisea Nasokia
A 20-year-old man accused of murdering a 76-year-old builder in Nadi has been remanded in custody.
Vereti Tavisoro, a delivery driver from a settlement in Sabeto, appeared before Magistrate Talei Kean at the Nadi Magistrate Court yesterday.
He is charged with one count each of murder, burglary and theft.
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The State was represented by Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions lawyer Brooke Navunicagi.
The charges relate to the death of 76-year-old Jafar Ali, who was found lying motionless in his room at an apartment in Nadi on July 27. The matter was reported to the Nadi Police Station the same day.
During the court appearance, Tavisoro told the court he wished to represent himself and expressed remorse.
Magistrate Kean informed him that the matter is indictable and advised that legal representation would be arranged for him.
The court granted the accused 14 days to file an alibi.
He was remanded in custody and the matter was transferred to the High Court for mention on August 17.
