Verdict Hearing in Australian Citizen Homicide Case Postponed, Victim's Family Disappointed
The verdict hearing for three defendants accused of shooting an Australian citizen at a villa in Canggu, Badung, was postponed by the Denpasar District Court on Monday, 2 March 2026. All three defendants are also Australian citizens. The postponement disappointed the victim’s family.
The panel of judges, chaired by I Wayan Suarta, stated that the verdict could not be read because more time was needed for in-depth deliberation.
“This case still requires deeper deliberation from us. Therefore, we are unable to read the verdict today,” said Suarta during the hearing.
The court rescheduled the verdict hearing for Monday, 9 March 2026.
The three defendants in the case are Tupou Pasa Midolmore (27), Coskunmevlut (23), and Darcy Francesco Jenson (37). All three were present in the courtroom to hear the verdict that was originally scheduled to be delivered today.
The legal representative of the victim’s family, Sari Latief, expressed disappointment over the postponement. She noted that the entire victim’s family had travelled to attend today’s verdict hearing.
“The victim’s family is very disappointed because the entire family came today at considerable expense to obtain a decision,” said Sari Latief after the hearing.
She stated that the victim’s family waited for approximately three hours before the court decided to postpone the hearing.
“We waited for about three hours, but ultimately the hearing was postponed. Although we respect and understand that this is within the court’s authority, the situation remains deeply disappointing,” she said.
According to Sari, the victim’s family travelled from abroad and had to leave work and school activities to attend the hearing. All family members, including the spouse, children, siblings, and extended family of the victim, were present at the proceedings.
The postponement means the victim’s family must continue waiting for legal certainty in the case that claimed the life of their family member. The verdict hearing will proceed the following week with the reading of the judgment against the three defendants.
In the previous prosecution hearing, the public prosecutor demanded prison sentences of 18 years each for Tupou Pasa Midolmore and Coskunmevlut, and 17 years for Darcy Francesco Jenson.
The prosecution contended that all three defendants were proven beyond reasonable doubt to have committed premeditated murder as stipulated in Article 340 of the Criminal Code, alternatively Article 338 of the Criminal Code regarding murder, in conjunction with Article 55 of the Criminal Code on complicity in criminal acts.
The case originated from a shooting incident that killed an Australian citizen, Zivan Radmanovic, at a villa in Canggu, Badung. The victim died from gunshot wounds at the scene. His colleague, Sanar Ghanim, was also shot but was saved.
Based on trial evidence, the defendants allegedly played a role in the shooting. Following the incident, police conducted an investigation and successfully arrested the three defendants, subsequently processing them through legal proceedings.