BY ROMINAH FAKA

The Magistrate Court has withdrawn the charges of armed robbery against three people on Thursday this week.

The trio namely, Hudson Susuamae, Dickson Fito’o and Sio Wale were charged jointly for armed robbery and had pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The voir dire trial for this matter was schedule to commence next week however, the prosecution filed an application under section 190 (2) (b) (ii) of the Criminal Procedural Code (CPC) to withdraw the charges against the three defendants due to insufficient evidence.

Principal Magistrate Elma Veenah Rizzu Hilly granted the applications and discharged the defendants.

It was alleged that in the early hours of January 20, 2023 the trio allegedly entered the Holiday Resort Motel armed with bush knives.

One of the defendants also wounded a victim whom is a Chinese national. The men then allegedly escaped with $100,000 including Chinese currencies.

Police recovered a hand bag during the arrest of the three defendants but a huge amount of money is yet to be recovered.

Sabrina Habu from the Public Prosecution Office prosecuting and Public Solicitor Officer acts for the Defendants.

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