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Mock alleged murderers remanded, case transfered to Lautoka High Court

Mock alleged murderers remanded, case transfered to Lautoka High Court

By Navitalai Naivalurua
30/03/2026
The six police officers who are charged in relation to the death of Richard Mock in February last year have been remanded in custody.

The six men appeared before Nadi Magistrate Jeremaia Savou.

33-year-old Sonal Kumar is charged with one count of manslaughter, and 57-year-old Abdul Saiban, who has since retired from the organisation, has been charged with one count of accessory after the fact to manslaughter.

22-year-old Owen Smith, 24-year-old Isikeli Nagilolevu, 25-year-old Ratu Peni Ranamu, and 26-year-old Ratu Filimoni Yawayawa have been jointly charged with one count of manslaughter arising from a breach of duty.

The seventh accused was deployed to the maritime islands for duty, and he will be charged and produced in court soon.

It is alleged that Mock died in police custody in February last year, and a group of officers at Namaka Police Station are alleged to have dumped his body in Nasau, Nadi after realising he was dead.

The case will be called again on the 14th of this month at the Lautoka High Court.
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