Tande Joseph

Tande Joseph appeared before Deputy Chief Justice Sir Gibbs Salika, Justices Stephen Kassman and Robert Lindsay, and made submissions to the court on 11 grounds of appeal against his conviction and sentence of 7 years.

The Supreme Court reserved its ruling to a later date.

He submitted to the court that the trial judge, when convicting him on April 15, 2015, did not properly assess evidence before him and made errors of law in his decision.

He said the evidence in court, during the trial, was vague and inconclusive.

Tande Joseph and Peter Martin were studying law when they were involved in a drunken brawl with another student, which resulted in his death.

They were convicted by the Waigani National Court on April 15, 2015, and sentenced on August 21, 2015.

They were convicted for the manslaughter of Obediah Igish, a third year anthropology student.

Igish died as a result of the injuries sustained from the brawl at the University’s bus stop towards the end of the second semester of 2012.