Teen jailed 25yrs for killing dad
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Teen jailed 25yrs for killing dad
PORT MORESBY: A teenager was jailed 25 years by the National Court
in Lae for murdering his father two years ago.
Justice Frazer Pitpit told Ivan Tuat, 19, from Ambunti
in East Sepik that “killing a relative (in this case his biological father) is
bad”.
Details of the court proceedings and sentencing were published by The National:
Teen gets
25yrs for killing dad
December 6, 2021The
NationalMain Stories
A TEENAGER was jailed 25 years by the
National Court in Lae for murdering his father two years ago.
Justice Frazer Pitpit told Ivan Tuat, 19, from Ambunti in East Sepik that
“killing a relative (in this case his biological father) is bad.
Justice Pitpit ordered that Tuat’s three years spent in custody be deducted and
further suspended another two years under the court’s discretion.
Tuat will serve 20 years in jail with hard labour in Buimo Prison.
Justice Pitpit told Tuat that despite the provocation involved that led to him
killing his father, it was not an excuse for his conduct.
“You used an iron bar (a coconut husking bar) and shot your father on the chest
that penetrated his lungs, causing internal bleeding, loss of blood and
eventually, he died.
The killing was deliberate and you were trying to cause grievous bodily harm to
your father,” he said.
The killing occurred after Tuat had an argument with his father over some
family issues.
The fight between Tuat and his father started and Tuat was chased away. He
returned with the bar and waited in hiding for his father to come by.
As soon as his father was in sight, Tuat emerged from hiding and threw the bar
at this father, which hit him on the chest.
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