A FORMER Police officer was today sentenced to four years, 10 months and 12 days imprisonment by High Court judge Justice Vinsent Perera.
Kelepi Kolinisau was convicted of a count of manslaughter.
Kolinisau caused the death of Josua Lalauvaki following an altercation outside a Suva nightclub on September 2, 2018.
Lalauvaki died at the CWM hospital on October 11, 2018, from injuries he had sustained as a result of police assaults.
Kolinisau will be eligible for parole after serving four years and 12 days behind bars.
A detailed report will be published in tomorrow’s edition of The Fiji Times.