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Ratoto to be sentenced today for causing the death of two sisters

Ratoto to be sentenced today for causing the death of two sisters
State Prosecutor Sheenal Swastika has asked for a custodial sentence of 10 years imprisonment.

Viliame Ratoto who drove dangerously while drunk and caused the death of two sisters walking along Kanace Road in Valelevu, Nasinu in 2018 will be sentenced by High Court Judge Justice Salesi Temo today.

State Prosecutor Sheenal Swastika has asked for a custodial sentence of 10 years imprisonment.

Defence lawyer Talei Kean asked for a sentence of 4 years imprisonment.

Ratoto was drinking alcohol with his friends from 7 am to 12 pm on 16th September 2018 and while driving, he lost control of the vehicle on Kanace Road in Nasinu.

The vehicle spun and hit the two sisters and their friend who were walking on the footpath.

26-year-old Archana Chand died on the same day while her 35-year-old sister Amrita Chand died two days later.

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