The State v Alphonse Apou Dioro ('Prisoner') (2003) N2431
| Jurisdiction | Papua New Guinea |
| Court | National Court |
| Citation | (2003) N2431 |
| Date | 25 July 2003 |
| Year | 2003 |
Full Title: The State v Alphonse Apou Dioro ('Prisoner') (2003) N2431
National Court: Davani J
Judgment Delivered: 25 July 2003
1 Practice and Procedure—Criminal Law—Sentences—Rape—Gang/Pack rape—Plea—Aggravating factors—mitigating factors—planned pack rape of 15 year old girl over several hours using bush knives, guns and assorted weapons—sentence of 16 years.
2 The State v Anis Noki [1993] PNGLR 426 and The State v Peter Kaudik [1987] PNGLR 201 referred to
Decision on sentence
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Davani J: On 25 July 2003, I handed down a verbal decision and informed counsel that I would later present a detailed written judgment. This I do now.
The Prisoner pleaded guilty to one count of Rape that he on 20 August 2001 at Laloki, raped a female aged 15. In the Record of Interview with the Police, the Prisoner said he did not know his age. His lawyer submitted he could have been 14 at the date of the offence which makes him 16 or 17 at the date of trial. On my observations, he has the physical characteristics of a young man. I find he may be between 18 and 21 years.
The evidence is that about 3 am in the morning of 20.8.01, about 9 to 10 men broke into the victim's home. They were armed with axes and bush knives. They physically assaulted her father using a bush...
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