Drunkeness no excuse: Judge
Joshua Arlo; 27/8/08
Homicide arising out of domestic arguments between husbands and wives is a prevalent offence in the community and must be met with a very stern sentence, National Court judge Justice Panuel Mogish said. The judge said this last Friday when sentencing Nicholas Aia Aisi, a 54- year-old grandfather and father of eight, to 10 years in jail for killing his wife. He hit his wife when she was trying to save her daughter from being beaten with a bamboo by Aisi. The killing occurred on June 4, 2007, when Aisi came home drunk and a domestic argument started. “This woman was your wife, the mother of your children, entitled to your respect and support and protection.
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Tags: Domestic Violence, Drugs, PNG