Iosefa Iupeli 28 years of age from Levi ,Saleimoa was fined by the District Court yesterday for causing injury and failing to report an accident to police.
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Iupeli was fined $500 for causing injury and $100 for failing to report this accident and he was told to pay the full amount before 4pm yesterday.
If not , he would be jailed for six months.
According to the police Summary of Facts, on the 30th March 2015, the victim Sene Saunoa 16 years from Vailele was waiting for a bus with her mother in front of the Taito Store at Vailele.
The victim’s mother saw the Lufilufi bus, and asked her daughter to cross the road and stop the bus.
The victim stopped the bus and she hopped on it and asked the driver to wait for her mother.
However the bus driver refused to stop and told the victim that the bus would not stop for anyone.
The victim was scared because she didn’t have any fare so she jumped off the bus while it was still moving and was injured.
The defendant Iupeli only stopped the bus for a few minutes and continued on his journey to town without helping the victim.
Furthermore, he didn’t report the matter to the police. Judge Vaepule Vaemoa Va’ai told the defendant that his actions in this matter were unacceptable and it was a serious offense and he should be jailed for such actions.
Judge Va’ai advised the defendant not to indulge in this kind of behaviour again.
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