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Malakai Baleisanaki sentenced 5 yrs 4 months imprisonment after pleading guilty to aggravated robbery

Malakai Baleisanaki sentenced 5 yrs 4 months imprisonment after pleading guilty to aggravated robbery

Malakai Baleisanaki who pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery has been sentenced 5 years 4 months imprisonment by the Labasa Magistrates Court.

Baleisanaki took by force 1 compact mobile phone valued at $1,500, 1 sony brand digital camera valued at $600 and 1 Nokia brand mobile phone valued at $100 all to the total value of $2,200.

While delivering her sentence, Magistrate Senileba Levaci said that Baleisanaki was aged 22 years in October 2014.

She said the man planned the robbery 3‑4 days before he carried it out and also attacked the owner of the house in Labasa.

Magisrate Levaci said the aggravating factor is that there was some form of pre‑planning, there was home invasion and the offence occurred during the night.

A non-parole period of 4 years has been set.

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