Apenisa Waqairadovu 
A man convicted of killing his wife in a domestic violence attack has been sentenced to almost 12 years in prison by the Labasa High Court.
48-year-old Sairusi Maqosa was found guilty of manslaughter after repeatedly kicking his wife in the head at a home in Malau in April 2023.
The court heard the victim suffered a severe brain injury and remained in a vegetative state before she died nearly a month later in hospital.
During sentencing, the judge said the attack was serious, involved a breach of trust and occurred in a domestic setting, which made the offence more severe.
Maqosa was sentenced to 11-years and 11-months imprisonment.
He will be eligible for parole after serving seven years and 11 months.
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