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Dawson gets life sentence for killing partner

Praneeta Prakash Multimedia Journalist [email protected]

February 12, 2025 11:37 am

Bradley Dawson

A US national who killed his wife while on honeymoon at Turtle Island resort in Yasawa in 2022 has been handed life imprisonment by the Lautoka High Court.

Bradley Dawson will have to serve minimum of 18 year sentence before a pardon can be considered.

Dawson was convicted of one count of murder in December last year.

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He murdered his wife Christie Chan just two days after they checked in for their honeymoon.

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