The State v Kore Ase (2001) N2220
| Jurisdiction | Papua New Guinea |
| Citation | (2001) N2220 |
| Date | 22 June 2001 |
| Court | National Court |
| Year | 2001 |
Full Title: The State v Kore Ase (2001) N2220
National Court: Jalina J
Judgment Delivered: 22 June 2001
1 Criminal Law—Murder—Sentence—Plea of guilty—Deceased chopped with bushknife on head and neck—Attack upon receipt of news of deceased killing first cousin of prisoner—First offender—Provocation in the non–legal sense—Criminal Code s300.
2 The State v Wa'amb Waitu Kamap (2000) N1971 referred to
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Jalina J: This prisoner has pleaded guilty to one count of murder which is an offence that carries a penalty of life imprisonment under s300 of the Criminal Code subject to the court's discretion to impose a lesser sentence.
Evidence shows that on the day of the offence someone told the prisoner that his first cousin had been killed by the deceased. He then took his bushknife and went looking for the deceased. When he met him he started chopping him with the bushknife.
The Medical Report of Thaddeus Khinah reveals the following injuries to the deceased's body:
(a) The head was axed to pieces. The axe penetrated the skull bone and split the brain tissues.
(b) The left ear was chopped off.
(c) The second and third vertebra of the cervical region was completely chopped off and extended to the throat.
(d) The upper right thigh had deep lacerations with massive muscle and tissue destructions.
The cause of death was from massive destruction to the spinal...
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The State v Mupa Lom (2012) N4725
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The State v John Baipu (2003) N2451
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