Fijivillage
NEWS SPORTS IN DEPTH
20 April, 2026, 2:41 pm
Central - 28°C Rain
IN DEPTH
20 April, 2026, 2:41 pm Central - 28°C Rain

Timoci Lolohea sentenced to mandatory life imprisonment

Timoci Lolohea sentenced to mandatory life imprisonment

By Iva Danford and Naveel Krishant
08/05/2018
Timoci Lolohea has been sentenced to mandatory life imprisonment by High Court Judge Justice Salesi Temo.

High Court Judge Justice, Salesi Temo has sentenced Timoci Lolohea to mandatory life imprisonment for murdering his defacto partner in Nadera.

Justice Temo says that Lolohea has to serve a minimum of 18 years before he can apply for presidential pardon.

While sentencing Lolohea, Justice Temo said that Lolohea has to pay the price for murder.

Justice Temo says that there were other options that Lolohea could have taken when he found out about the affair, but he chose murder and the penalty for murder is life imprisonment.

He adds that Lolohea and the victim were in a relationship when she was 18 and Lolohea was 51 and he killed her when she was 23 and he was 55.

He says the maximum penalty for murder is life sentence but the minimum term that has to be served is 18 years after which the file can be opened again for presidential pardon.

 
FEATURE NEWS
Tarakinikini calls on Govt to ensure EIA process in proposed Vuda project is genuinely independent
The Permanent Representative of Fiji to the United Nations in New York and Chair of the Pacific Small Island Developing States, Filipo Tarakinikini s...
50 minutes ago
LATEST NEWS
Chief Justice Temo closes Vakarisi's drugs case
Chief Justice Salesi Temo has closed the case where late Jone Vakarisi was found with drugs within the confines of the court in 2023.This comes as ...
14 minutes ago

Radrodro urges proper contract submission to fast-track teacher salary payments
The Minister for Education, Aseri Radrodro, is urging teachers who have not yet received their salaries to ensure their contracts are correctly ...
2 hours ago

Heavy rain alert issued for the whole of Fiji
A heavy rain alert is now in force for the whole of Fiji.The Nadi Weather Office says an active trough of low pressure with associated cloud, showers ...
3 hours ago

Court orders FICAC to disclose complaint on Prof. Prasad within 3 days
The Suva Magistrates Court has ordered FICAC to disclose all material in its possession, particularly a complaint relating to Government MP and ...
3 hours ago

Water tanks, food rations boost recovery in Yasawa after TC Vaianu
More than 60 families at Viwa, Naibalebale, Najia and Yakani Village in the Yasawa Group received food ration packs to help them cope the immediate ...
3 hours ago



Stay tuned for the latest news on our radio stations

CFL radio frequencies
IN DEPTH
Ratu Epeli Nailatikau's State Funeral
Ratu Epeli was a highly respected Fijian chief and a people’s President as many would remember him on many occasions walking on the streets of Suva ...
4 days ago

TC Vaianu Coverage
The National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) is urging the public to remain alert, prepared, and watch out for one another as Tropical Cyclone ...
11 days ago

Citizens to oppose proposed TNG Waste-to-Energy incinerator in Saweni, Vuda
Serious concerns are being raised regarding a proposed Australian company's TNG Waste-to-Energy incinerator in Saweni, Vuda, and a group of concerned ...
11 days ago

TOP