High Court Judge Justice Salesi Temo will today sentence 33-year-old Jekope Naimawi who has been found guilty of murdering his partner, Maraia Tala on the 10th of January last year.
He is expected to deliver his sentence this hour.
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.
The prosecution has recommended a maximum prison term of 20 years while the defence lawyer has told the court to consider the fact that Naimawi is a first offender and has a 3-year-old daughter.
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