A 17-year-old boy from Suva has been charged with assault causing actual bodily harm to his 33-year-old mother with a hockey stick and a screw driver whilst demanding money from her while a 17-year-old and a 16-year-old have been charged with aggravated burglary and theft in two separate incidents in June.
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions also confirms that three police officers have been charged with assault causing actual bodily harm.
Looking at the serious non-sexual violence statistics for last month - there were 39 victims of the 234 counts of separate incidents.
A 34-year-old woman was charged with the murder of her 34-year-old defacto partner.
The accused allegedly struck the partner with a piece of timber which resulted in his death.
A 21-year-old man was charged with the murder of a 34-year-old man.
The accused has been detained at the Saint Giles Hospita for psychiatric treatment.
There was one incident where a 21-year-old man was charged with the attempted murder of his 20-year-old defacto partner.
A 26-year-old woman was charged with the infanticide of her newborn child, however, this matter was withdrawn due to insufficient evidence.
There was one incident where a 39-year-old woman was charged with arson for allegedly setting fire to her 49-year-old sister’s home.
In another incident, a 45-year-old man was charged with attempt to commit arson where he allegedly set fire to a chair and curtain at his brother’s home.
A 45-year-old woman was charged with 180 counts of money laundering.
It is alleged that she laundered $108,000 from Automart Limited over the past four years.
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