Four-year-old, in jail for more than two years, to be brought before CJ Sir Gibbs

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Four-year-old, in jail for more than two years, to be brought before CJ Sir Gibbs

PORT MORESBY: A special court session scheduled for today (Jan 5, 2022) will hear the case of a four-year-old boy living in priuson with his mother who was arrested two years ago for alleged sorcery-related violence.

The matter is expected to be heard by Chief Justice Sir Gibbs Salika.

Bomana Jaile security manager Inspector Joe Yamason said he would bring young Martin, his mother Saitava Steven, his dad Akekei Topiro, aunt NegeviaTopiro, grandfather Topiro Nanai and uncle Tobue-Topioro to court.

The news break was reported by The National:

Forgotten family in prison

January 5, 2023The NationalMain Stories

By AILEEN KWARAGU
A SPECIAL court session scheduled for today will hear the case of a four-year-old boy living in prison with his mother who was arrested two years ago for alleged sorcery-related violence.
The matter is expected to be heard by Chief Justice Sir Gibbs Salika.
Bomana jail security manager Inspector Joe Yamason said he would bring young Martin, his mother Saitava Steven, his dad Akeikei Topiro, aunt Negevia Topiro, grandfather Topiro Nanai and uncle Tobue Topiro to court.
Yamason said the family members were suspected of sorcery when they were taken into police custody in Kerema but had not appeared in court. “Since the Topiro family were transferred to Bomana, they have not attended any court hearing up to the last court circuit last year,” he said.
“In the last court circuit, their case was not heard because the witnesses did not attend court.”
Yamason said media exposure of the case had an impact resulting in the special hearing today. Since 2020, Martin has been living with his mother Saitava Steven in Bomana Prison.
Saitava said Martin was little when the police arrested them, so she decided to bring him with her.
“All our lives, we lived in our Ero village in Kikori, Gulf, and we do not have any relatives in Port Moresby to look after Martin,” she told The National.
“For the last two years he has been living with me and his aunty in the female prison (at Bomana)and we hope to get him out of here one day.”
On Saturday, Saitava appealed to Kikori MP Soroi Eoe to look into their plight and help them since they had been awaiting court proceedings for more than two years.

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