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4 Corrections Officers charged in relation to the death of Jone Masirewa further remanded in custody

4 Corrections Officers charged in relation to the death of Jone Masirewa further remanded in custody
54-year-old Onisimo Roboiliku is one of the 4 Corrections Officers who have been further remanded in custody by the Lautoka Magistrates Court. [image: file]

Four Corrections Officers who were charged in relation to the death of remand prisoner Jone Masirewa have been further remanded in custody by the Lautoka Magistrates Court.

The matter has been adjourned to the 15th of this month for the State to file the information and disclosures.

54-year-old Onisimo Raboiliku and 19-year-old Semesa Bulikalougata are each charged with one count of murder while 36-year-old Navitalai Kanavo and 21-year-old Suliasi Tubuna are charged with assault causing actual bodily harm.

Police say Masirewa died after he fell ill while in remand at the Natabua Corrections Facility in Lautoka.

Masirewa who was in his 30’s was charged with burglary.

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