No Bench Warrant, New Court Date To Be Issued
Judge Justice Sunil Sharma directed the Lautoka High Court registry on Monday to inform a couple facing manslaughter charges of their next court date instead of issuing a bench warrant.
Friday 24 February 2023 | 07:20
Judge Justice Sunil Sharma directed the Lautoka High Court registry on Monday to inform a couple facing manslaughter charges of their next court date instead of issuing a bench warrant.
Couple Ruci Kalokalo and Laisiasa Rokobeci are charged with one count of manslaughter arising from breach of duty contrary to Section 240 and 241 (2) of the Crimes Act and one count of Restriction of Burial of Dead Bodies contrary to Sections 12 (1) (a) and (2) of the Burial and Cremation Act 1911.
The couple allegedly buried their seven-year-old daughter unlawfully at Toko, Tavua, between December 1, 2020, and February 23, 2021.
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