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18-09-2026
An 18-year-old named Kari was sentenced in the High Court after admitting to aggravated burglary, theft, and driving away a stolen grey Hyundai SUV belonging to Weiqiang, which was later recovered in Vusuya, Nausori.
FBC NewsHe was initially handed a concurrent sentence of four years for aggravated burglary and one year and six months for theft. The court deducted 19 months for the time he had already spent in custody, reducing his term to two years and five months.
FBC NewsHigh Court judge Justice Riyaz Hamza noted that while Kari had previous juvenile offenses (meaning he could not be treated as a strict first offender), his cooperation with police, remorse, rehabilitation efforts, and high chances of rehabilitation worked in his favor. Consequently, the judge ordered that the final sentence be suspended for eight years. Kari was given 30 days to appeal the decision to the Court of Appeal.
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