A 44-year-old man has been jailed for life by the Supreme Court for killing two men in their sleep at the beginning of the year.
In the Supreme Court on Monday, Sua Mapu Pepa, pleaded guilty to two charges of murder.
Chief Justice, His Honour Patu Tiava’asu’e Falefatu Sapolu, immediately sentenced him to life in prison.
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Pepa was arrested by Police after the killing of two men in the village of Ulutogia in Aleipata.
The three were involved in a dispute over land.
Pepa appeared for mention but that hearing was adjourned to allow him to find legal representation.
The defendant did not have a lawyer to represent him and he entered a guilty plea.
Pepa killed a 41-year-old married man with three children and a 27-year-old man also married with a child following an argument between the three men.
Prior to the sentencing, Pepa had been remanded in custody.
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