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Serial rapist and murderer from Deuba appeals sentence

Serial rapist and murderer from Deuba appeals sentence

By Faria Begum Ali
16/06/2020
Serial rapist Josua Colanaudolu

The appeal of serial rapist and murderer Josua Colanaudolu will be heard by the Fiji Court of Appeal on the 5th of August this year.

Colanaudolu is appealing his conviction and sentence.

High Court Judge Justice Salesi Temo had sentenced Colanaudolu to life imprisonment in 2017 for the rape and abuse of three young girls between 1st April 1998 and 14th March 2016 and the abduction, rape and murder of another 14-year-old girl in 2016.

He has to serve a minimum of 30 years in prison before he can be considered for a pardon by the President. Colanaudolu is represented by Legal Aid lawyer, Salote Nasedra.

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