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Ceinaturaga sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 1-yr-old stepson

Ceinaturaga sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 1-yr-old stepson

By Rashika Kumar
01/12/2025
Sairusi Ceinaturaga

Sairusi Ceinaturaga, who murdered his one-year-old stepson in Cunningham last year has been sentenced to life imprisonment.

While sentencing, High Court Judge Justice Siainiu Fa’alogo Bull says Ceinaturaga will serve a minimum of 18 years before a pardon is considered.

Ceinaturaga is convicted of one count of murder, one count of assault causing actual bodily harm and one count of an act intended to cause grievous harm.

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He hit the child with a cooking spoon, then struck the child’s head against a wall before throwing him onto a mattress.

He pleaded guilty to striking his defacto partner across the face.

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