Pacific Islands Monthly
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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 July 1957Vol. XXVII, No. 12

Escapees Pile Up

p. 27 · Read in the full issue

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Late News

Escapees Pile Up Gaol Sentences

The three surviving gaol-breakers who kept Port Moresby police busy for three weeks in April (PIM May, p. 141) have received heavy gaol sentences.

Keana Keporaka got 7 years for the man slaughter of the fourth escapee; 1\ years for the attempted killing of a boy; and 3 years for entering.

Arne Aite got 6 years for house-breaking and 3 for entering. Kita Tunguan, who was already serving a life-sentence for rape of a European woman, got 6 years on two counts.

All three asked to be removed from Bomana where they said they had been threatened.

Judge Kelly said he felt that Bomana would be glad to see the last of them and ordered them removed to Samarai.

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