POLICE investigation into the murder case that occurred at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) compound last November is still ongoing.
The matter of Michael Sodu and Philip Mamuala who are facing one count of Murder was mentioned in the Honiara Magistrate Court yesterday and was further adjourned to January 17.
This is for prosecution to update the court on the status of investigation.
The court yesterday heard that police were yet to complete their investigation into this matter and the case file was still with them.
The two accused are facing criminal allegations that occurred on 2 November 2023 at the NRH compound.
At around 11am on that day, the 43-year-old deceased went to the Mental Health Unit.
It was said that the deceased normally frequented the Mental Health Unit because he suffered from a mental illness.
The prosecution alleged the deceased later went to the seafront market located at the Hospital compound where he aggressively reacted to the people who were there and started chasing them.
He also allegedly threw stones.
This continued until the afternoon when Sodu allegedly attacked the deceased.
Sodu allegedly stopped assaulting the deceased after he was told that he was a mentally-ill person.
Later, when the deceased was lying down at the market area, the accused Mamuala went and attacked him.
Sodu also allegedly joined in the attack.
The deceased tried to defend himself but was not able to because he was lying down.
He tried to sit up but then fell back and struggled to breathe and unfortunately died on the spot.
By ASSUMPTA BUCHANAN
Solomon Star, Honiara
