Newlywed thug beat wife to death on Fiji honeymoon then left her body in pool of blood A newlywed thug beat his wife to death on their honeymoon and then left her in a pool of blood at a luxury resort in Fiji, a court has heard.
But the judge said he was satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that Dawson had committed the offence as he told the court: "I am of the opinion that the defence's version cannot be believed, and the same version is rejected.
The victim, a recent graduate of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, was found brutally beaten inside the couple's luxurious honeymoon suite at the Turtle Island Resort in Yasawa, on July 9, 2022.
Delivering his judgement on Thursday, Justice Riyaz Hamza said the fact that Dawson had his passport and personal belongings with him, indicated that he intended to flee the island country.
Having considered all the evidence in its totality, I am of the opinion that the prosecution has proved the charge of murder against the accused beyond reasonable doubt.
