The former partner of Kolani Junior Lam took the stand today as a witness for defence in the murder trial relating to the death of Sa’u Justina Sa’u. The former UTOS CEO died tragically on Sunday 21st October 2018. Her husband and father of two of her children is on trial for her alleged murder. […]
Court Case Underway for Man Accused of Murdering his Wife
30 September 2019, Apia Samoa. The court hearing of Kolani Lam is finally underway in the Supreme Court of Samoa after several delays due to pre-trial motions, some of which were heard before the recent sitting of the Court of Appeal. Lam is accused of the murder of his wife and former CEO of the […]
Kolani Lam Appeals Court Decision to Deny his Bail Application
14 June 2019, Apia Samoa. Kolani Junior Lam who faces murder charges in relation to the death of his wife and former UTOS CEO Sau Justina Sau has had a second application for bail denied by the Supreme Court. The decision was heard before Justice Vui Clarence Nelson following a bail hearing where defense counsel […]
Chief Justice Sets Trial Date for Husband Accused of Murder
1 April, 2019, Apia Samoa. Chief Justice Patu Tiavasu’e Falefatu Sapolu has set the trial of the matter against Kolani Junior Lam to begin on the 17th of June 2019. Lam is being accused of the murder of his wife and former CEO of the Unit Trust of Samoa, the late Sa’u Justina Sa’u. “This […]
Previous Alleged Assaults of former UTOS CEO by Kolani Lam Admissible as Background Evidence
27 March, 2019. Justice Tafaoimalo Leilani Tuala-Warren has ruled to allow as propensity evidence previous alleged assaults of a deceased woman by her husband accused in a murder trial. Justice Tuala-Warren stated in her decision delivered earlier today that, “such evidence is admissible as relevant background evidence of the relationship between the accused and the […]
Attorney General Leads the Prosecution of Husband Charged with Alleged Murder of UTOS CEO
25 February, 2019 Samoa – Attorney General, Lemalu Hermann Retzlaff is the lead counsel for the trial of Kolani Junior Lam, the man behind the alleged murder of former CEO of UTOS, Sa’u Justina Sa’u. The matter was set for hearing this morning however, defense counsel Leiataualesa Komisi Koria re-filed an application before Justice Tafaoimalo […]
Mother Happy that Bail is Denied for Kolani Junior Lam
Kolani Junior Lam, charged with murder in connection with the death of his wife, the late Sa’u Justina Sa’u, has been denied bail by the Supreme Court of Samoa. The decision was handed down by His Honour Chief Justice, Patu Tiavasu’e Falefatu Sapolu following a bail hearing last week. During the bail hearing, the prosecutors […]
