The State v Inapero Susure
| Jurisdiction | Papua New Guinea |
| Judge | Kirriwom J |
| Judgment Date | 17 June 1999 |
| Citation | (1999) N1880 |
| Court | National Court |
| Year | 1999 |
| Judgement Number | N1880 |
National Court: Kirriwom J
Judgment Delivered: 17 June 1999
N1880
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
(In the National Court of Justice)
CR No. 209 of 1999
THE STATE
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INAPERO SUSURE
GOROKA: KIRRIWOM J
1999: 20th May, 17th June
Counsel:
Mrs C. Ashton-Lewis for the State
Mr M. Apie’e for the Accused
17 June 1999
KIRRIWOM J: This prisoner pleaded guilty to a charge under section 315(6) of the Criminal Code that on 15th August 1998 at Goroka, Papua New Guinea, he with intent do grevious bodily harm to one Ken Sokom did grevious bodily harm to Ken Sokom.
The prisoner and the victim were good friends. That evening they had beer together beside a river some distance away from the prisoner’s house. When they finished their beer they departed for their respective homes. After arriving home the prisoner discovered he had no fire to light his smoke so he returned to the riverside to fetch fire. During this brief absence his friend, the victim, stealthily made his way into the house and into the bed-room where his wife was trying to sleep with their baby. There he tried to rape her and a struggle ensued. The prisoner heard the commotion as he got near his house and enquired with his wife who told him of what happened.
The prisoner pursued the would-be rapist with his axe in hand. When he caught him he assaulted him physically. He had no intention of using his axe. The fight was stopped between them and they waited for the Police to get to Kefamo Catholic Mission to take them to the Police Station to solve the problem. The prisoner continued to argue with the victim for breaching the trust he had on him as a friend and someone he had looked after when he was young. During these verbal exchanges the victim said something that hurt the prisoner so badly that this...
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