The court has yesterday sentenced Stanley Gitoa to life imprisonment for the murder of a man at Tetere, East Guadalcanal in 2010.
Gitoa pleaded guilty to the murder on a previous court appearance before Justice Francis Mwanesalua.
This is in relation to the incident on 11 November 2010 where he attacked the deceased using a brick.
He hit the deceased with the brick on his chest and ribs.
This was after Gitoa had an argument with the deceased in front of the shops at Tetere.
The deceased sustained multiple injuries to his chest and ribs.
According to the doctor’s report, the deceased died from multiple chest injuries from blunt trauma to the chest.
The deceased also had fractured ribs which punctured his heart causing internal bleeding.
Co-accused Manedetea had pleaded not guilty to the charge and will still be facing a trial in the High Court.
After the attack, Gitoa left the body of the deceased lying where he attacked him and return to his home village.
Howard Lawry of Public Solicitor’s Office represented Gitoa while the Director of Public Prosecution Ronald Bei Talasasa represented the Crown.
By ASSUMPTA BUCHANAN
