No Bail for Navua Businessman

Judge says granting accused bail not in the interest of justice

Abusinessman accused wrongful rape, and sexual from Navua, of abduction, confinement, assault was denied bail

Suva.

Justice Daniel Goundar yesterday, ruled that it was not in the interest of justice to release the accused on bail, in consideration of the public interest and protection of the communi-ty and that the family members of the accused had attempted to interfere with one of the complainants.

The accused by the is

High

Court alleged to in have raped a 12-year-old girl and assaulted his de facto partner and her five-year-old son. The incidents allegedly took place on July 21, 2018 at Navua.

In the second case, the accused is charged with assault causing actual bodily harm, criminal intimidation, indecent assault, abducting with intent to confine a person, wrongful confinement, aggravated robbery, and aggravated burglary.

The complainants in the matter are the accused’s 30-year-old de facto partner and her five-year-old son. The alleged incidents took place on February 16, this year.

The 43-year-old businessman and two others allegedly and wrongfully confined the 30-year-old woman and her five-year-old child. It is also alleged that the accused threatened to harm the child with a knife and caused alarm to the woman.

On the same day, the businessman is alleged to have indecently assaulted the 30-year-old woman. It is also alleged that the accused and two others entered the woman’s house and stole assorted items valued at over $5000.

John Rabuku of Law represented the accused

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