15 August 2026

Fijian man jailed 16 years in Melbourne

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A 34 year old Fijian farm worker has been sentenced to 16 years and four months in prison in Australia for a violent home invasion and sexual assault of a woman with disabilities. Samuela Turaganivalu ...

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