GUILTY Fiji - Australian Jennifer Downes, AKA Jenna Lusaka, murdered, 23 July 2019 *husband arrested*

[Gardener1850]

The husband of an Australian aid worker, killed in Fiji late last month, has been charged with her murder.

Jennifer Downes, also known as Jenna Lusaka, was found dead in her family home on July 23.

Local police in Suva immediately identified Ms Downes’ husband Henri Lusaka John as the main suspect.

According to local media reports, police have now charged Mr John with his wife’s murder.

Police allege Ms Downes was murdered in a domestic violence incident after her and her husband became estranged.

The couple share three children, all under the age of five, but had recently separated.

Read more: Husband charged with murdering aid worker

 

[FrostOwl]

September 2019:
'I didn't kill my wife': Husband pleads not guilty to murdering Australian aid worker in Fiji

 

[wrestlingpigs]

A state witness in the murder trial of Kiala Henri Lusaka has told the Suva High Court that Lusaka was impacted by narcotics and was bragging about manufacturing and selling methamphetamine on the 19th of July in 2019 when he had gone to his house.

 

[wrestlingpigs]

Kiala Henri Lusaka believed his wife was unfaithful and was plotting with her father to kill him.

Henri Lusaka murder trial: Deceased’s father testifies via Skype

The Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions (ADPP) has informed the court that an accused Congo national had sent a photo of his dead wife lying on the floor, with eyes covered with coins, to his father-in-law.
‘Murder Accused Sent Pictures Of Dead Wife’

Can’t find anything about the verdict!

 

[YaYa_521]

https://www.news.com.au/national/courts-law/court-hears-what-man-did-after-murdering-wife-on-suspicion-of-infidelity/news-story/c9a867eea5fa2818d612fa30a97837ae

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Lusaka was sentenced to a mandatory term of life imprisonment and must serve at least 20 years behind bars before a pardon may be considered by the President.