This follows his successful appeal against that sentence term.
A three-judge Supreme Court quashed the life sentence because they were of the view the trial judge made some errors.
It found that the National Court did not give enough regard to mitigating factors such as his early plea, absences of planning and Tauba Laiam’s contention that his mind was affected after his father-in-law gave him ‘ginger’.
The Supreme Court today ordered a fresh warrant of commitment to reflect the 30-year sentence.
