The State v Steward Pariwan
| Jurisdiction | Papua New Guinea |
| Citation | (1999) N1834 |
| Date | 05 March 1999 |
| Court | National Court |
| Year | 1999 |
National Court: Sawong J
Judgment Delivered: 5 March 1999
1 Criminal law—Sentence—Armed Robbery by a gang—Robbery of a Trade Store at night—victim shot—suffers permanent—injuries—Custodial Sentence—11 years IHL appropriate.
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Sawong: You pleaded guilty that you on 31 July 1997 at Wewak, stole from one Matthew Kaugugin and others with actual violence the sum of K1,800–00 in cash the property of Hinabak Trade Store and that at that time you were in the company of 7 others.
Facts:
The short facts which you pleaded guilty and which I accepted were these. On the evening at about 7:15pm on 31 July 1997, you and 7 other men who were armed with two shotguns, bush knives and grass knives rushed into the Hinabak Trade Store in Wewak. Using those weapons, you then held up the Manager and other employees of the said store. One of your gang members fought with the Manager one Matthew Kaugugin, and during the course of the fight another of your accomplices shot Mr Kaugugin on his face with a gun injuring him. After that you and your accomplices took about K1,800 in cash from the cash register and escaped from the scene.
The Prisoner:
You are aged about 22 years old. You have a sister who is still in school. You completed grade 8 after which you were transferred to go and attend a High School in Goroka. Unfortunately, this did not eventuated as the people you were going to live with moved...
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