The State v Philip Susuve Raipa
| Jurisdiction | Papua New Guinea |
| Citation | [1994] PNGLR 458 |
| Date | 29 September 1994 |
| Court | National Court |
| Year | 1994 |
National Court: Brown J
Judgment Delivered: 29 September 1994
1 Criminal law—sentence—assault causing grievous bodily harm—brain damage—K5,000 compensation ordered under Criminal Law (Compensation) Act 1991—maximum permitted—to be paid in instalments—deemed punishment in lieu of imprisonment—sentencing deferred for 12–month period to encourage community reconciliation
2 Compensation—award under Criminal Law (Compensation) Act 1991 for brain damage caused by criminal act—does not extinguish right to damages in civil action
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Brown J: This case raised matters which go beyond the normal when one is considering an appropriate sentence for an aggravated assault.
Here the prisoner is a child aged 21 of people Kerema area living at Sogo Place, Kila Kila 2 Village, Port Moresby. They are squatters. They are grudgingly permitted to remain, it seems, for on the statement of Willy Geita, the land currently occupied by accused's family was given to Tore Eka an elder of the United Church by his father Geita. Willy Geita says the accused and his "family moved in unaware". As an illustration of the trouble these people have caused, Boa Geita the victim's 2nd brother, says this is the 4th time the land owners have been abused in this fashion.
He says one man was shot to death by the same people, a second was knifed on the chest while a third was robbed. This victim Geita Geita aged 23, was very seriously injured. Mr Manek properly refers to the doctors report of Toki Inina dated 22 March 1994...
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