Man jailed 3 years for manslaughter of Tongan Student [1]
Tuesday, March 7, 2017 - 15:51
A Nauran national in Fiji, Julien Henrich (22), has been sentenced to three years in jail by a Fijian court for the death of a Tongan USP student, Sione Tufui (22), who was tragically killed after being attacked by a group of boys outside a nightclub in Suva in 2014. The decision was made today by Justice Salesi Temo of the Fijian High Court.
The ruling accepted that the group were angered because Sione had thrown a bottle at Julien and a friend inside the nightclub. Tufui was later taken to hospital that night where he passed away as a result of his injuries. Five Nauruan nationals were initially charged with murder following the incident.
Justice Salesi Temo of the Fijian High Court, told Julien "As a result of your offending, you have caused heartache and sadness to the deceased's family and friends,"
"You were injured. You did not retaliate immediately. Nevertheless, you later joined the others to attack him,"
"The sentence is designed to punish you in a manner which is just in all the circumstances, to protect the community from violent offenders, to deter other would-be offenders, to establish pre-conditions for rehabilitation and to signify that the court and community denounce what you and the others did to Sione Tufui on June 21, 2014."