Assault case

9yo’s assault case still in court

 The 24-year-old’s case will return in two weeks’ time, where he is expected to file a statement in response to the court finding enough evidence to put his case for trial in the National Court.

Last month, the Central Committal Court ruled there was prima facie case established against the man from Abau district.

He was arrested on Dec 29, 2016, and charged for sexually assaulting a nine-year-old girl while she was alone at home, between 10 and 11am.

Police question Tangit over assault

The employee John Ningiga a  mechanic on duty at the Rouna Power station last night was rushing a local man to the Port Moresby General Hospital after a fight occurred between locals and PPL staff at the station.

At around 11:30pm Ningiga rushed the injured a local man to Port Moresby but was involved in a crash when one of the tyres of the vehicle he was travelling in came off causing the Land Cruiser to crash outside Bluff Inn Motel.