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High Court finds Holland Street rapist Rainima guilty

October 24, 2018 4:25 am

*Twenty-one-year-old, Isoa Rainima who brutally attacked and raped a tertiary student at Holland Street, Suva in 2016 has been found guilty by the Suva High court in the last hour. *

Rainima is facing eleven counts of rape, assault with intent to rape, sexual assault, criminal intimidation and robbery charges.

High Court Judge Justice, Salesi Temo summed up the case after which the three assessors retired to deliberate on an opinion.

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The assessors found Rainima guilty of all 11 counts.

Justice Temo agreed with their unanimous opinion and found him guilty of all the charges.

During the lengthy trial – the court heard that the incident happened at broad daylight in Holland Street.