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HIGH COURT OF SOLOMON ISLANDS
Case name: | R v Kaura |
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Date of decision: | 17 November 2022 |
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Parties: | Rex v Thomas Kaura |
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Date of hearing: | 15 November 2022 |
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Court file number(s): | 703 of 2021 |
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Jurisdiction: | Criminal |
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Judge(s): | Bird; PJ |
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Order: | 1. The defendant Mr Thomas Kaura is hereby convicted of 2 counts of rape contrary to section 136F (1) (a) and (b) of the Penal Code (cap 26) as amended by the Penal code (Amendment) (Sexual Offences) Act 2016. 2. Count 1 - You are hereby sentenced to 7 years imprisonment. 3. Count 2 – You are sentenced to 8 years imprisonment 4. The sentences in counts 1 and 2 are to be served concurrently. 5. I direct that the time spent in pre-trial custody be deducted from the total sentence. 6. Right of appeal. |
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Representation: | Mr. Andrew Meioko for the Crown Mr. George Gray & Ms Tracy Aisa for the Defendant |
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Legislation cited: | Penal Code (Amended) (Sexual Offences) Act 2016[cap 26] S 136 F (1) (a), S 136F (1) (a) and (b) Penal Code [cap 26] S 24 (2) |
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Cases cited: | R v Ligiau & Dori [1985-1986] SILR 214, R v Phoboro [2013] SBHC 8, Pana v Regina [21013] SBCA 19, R v Billam [1986] 1 WLR 349 |
IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOLOMON ISLANDS
CRIMINAL JURISDICTION
Criminal Case No. 703 of 2021
REX
V
THOMAS KAURA
Date of Hearing: 15 November 2022
Date of Decision: 17 November 2022
Mr. Andrew Meioko for the Crown
Mr. George Gray & Ms Tracey Aisa for the Defendant
SENTENCE
Bird PJ:
The complainant is 32 years old and married with five children. She attended Gizo Community High School and reached Form 5.
On the 8th August 2021, the complainant was asleep in her house with her children. At about 3.00 to 4.00am she heard someone knocking at her door. She answered and that person said “me nomoa sister, Thomas. You come, me like talem you wanfala something”. When she went and opened the door, she saw the person knocking was you. You then pulled her hand and kissed the palm of her hand. You pulled the complainant’s hair and coiled it around your hand. You pulled her hair and told her to follow you otherwise you will push a knife on her neck You continued to pull her hair as you went down the ladder of her house. She went to get her lavalava from underneath her house, whilst you still held a grip on her hair. The complainant asked where your wife was and you told her, she was at your house.
The complainant followed you as you walked towards your house. As you were ready to turn to your house, some 10 to meters away, you pulled her to face you. You kissed her and told her to remove her clothes. At that time she could clearly see the people sitting at your house. The complainant struggled to remove her hair from your grip but you poked her right shoulder with a knife and threatened to stab her with it if she refused to remove her clothes. The complainant removed her clothes and you wanted to have sexual intercourse with her. You tried to push your penis inside her vagina but she struggled with you. You then pushed your penis inside her mouth and she pushed it out again because she wanted to vomit as the penis had reached her throat. You then sucked her breasts and vagina. She struggled and you bit the side of her vagina. She was in pain and could not struggled anymore. You then took that opportunity to push your penis inside her vagina and had sexual intercourse with her. As you were having sexual intercourse wth the complainant you said “hem na kan you selfish lo hem time you small me like holem but you runaway”. You continued to have sexual intercourse with the complainant until you got tired and you told the complainant to move to another place. You were still holding the complainant’s hair around your hand.
You then led the complainant to the seaside. When you reached a dingy at the seaside, you told her to remove her clothes. She pushed her trousers down to her knees, you pushed her head under the dingy. You then had sexual intercourse with her by pushing your penis inside her vagina again. She pushed you away but you said to her “livim mekem you babule”. She did not do anything else for fear of the knife that you had. You then told her “me no nap release na because me over drunk so you wait me go tekem Buga”.You then left her and walked away. At that time the complainant ran away towards her sister’s house and cried to her sister’s husband, one Peter Kavaiti. From there she and her nephew James went and reported the incident to a police officer. The complainant was taken to a nurse and was later taken to Kulitanai Police Station.
Orders of the court
THE COURT
Justice Maelyn Bird
Puisne Judge
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