Naimawi sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering his defacto partner

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Naimawi sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering his defacto partner

By Faria Begum Ali , Iva Danford

13/08/2020

33-year-old Jekope Naimawi.

33-year-old Jekope Naimawi has been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering his partner on the 10th of January last year.

Justice Salesi Temo has said that Naimawi is to serve a minimum of 18 years in prison before he can seek presidential pardon.

Naimawi assaulted his 35-year-old partner with a biscuit tin which contained home-brew.

He then poured premix over her and set her on fire while she was unconscious.

The woman was hospitalised with serious injuries and passed away two weeks later.

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