Supermarket robbery accused duo remanded
The third alleged accomplice was released by police after the investigation.
Friday 06 December 2024 | 07:56
Supermarket robbery accused duo Leone Lesumailepanoni (middle), and Sosiveta Raura outside the High Court in Suva on December 5, 2024.
Two of the three men who allegedly broken into Alison Supermarket at Laucala Beach on Monday morning are set to appear in the High Court in Suva next Friday.
Leone Lesumailepanoni, 43, and Sosiveta Raura, 51, appeared before Magistrate Charles Ratakele yesterday, charged with four counts of robbery each.
It is alleged the duo, along with another accomplice, entered the supermarket armed with cane knives and threatened the cashier to empty the till filled with cash.
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The third alleged accomplice was released by police after the investigation.
Magistrate Ratakele has remanded the two men in custody until their court appearance.
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