Six to stand before court for murder
By PETER MIVA
SIX Markham men appeared on trial at the National Court yesterday for the alleged murder of a man in Morobe province in 2006.
Pius Kipu, Timas Kipu, Juba Kuas, Regli Anas, Jerry Anas and James Kipu each appeared before Justice Nicholas Kirriwom with murder.
The court heard the six men, from Wapibampun village, were alleged to have attacked one Siune Soni from Leron village during a fight on Jan 30, 2006, resulting in his death.
The dead man’s brother Mathew Soni testified in court that during the fight outside the Mutzing police station at about 8.30am, one of the accused hit his brother on the neck with a stone wrapped in a piece of cloth.
He told the court that the fight was a result of an argument between his family and Pius Kipu’s relatives the previous day.
Soni told the court that on Sunday, Jan 29, there was an argument between women from the two groups at the market which the men were involved and Pius Kipu was assaulted by Soni’s group.
The next morning, the police picked up Soni and his group to go the Mutzing police station. As soon as Soni and his relatives arrived, Kipu and his group, who were already there attacked them resulting in Soni’s death.
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