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Man indicted in death of daughter

A Mililani man has been indicted by an O'ahu grand jury on a charge of second-degree murder in connection with the death of his year-old daughter.

David Mora, 31, is accused of fatally injuring his daughter, Isabelle Mora, on Feb. 6, 2002, by punching her in the stomach.

Mora had been convicted several months earlier in a domestic abuse case involving the girl's mother, Yasmine Barbour.

Two injured in Salt Lake fire

An 86-year-old man suffered second-degree burns on his face, legs and forearm in a fire that gutted his two-story Salt Lake residence yesterday.

The cause of the 1:20 a.m. fire at 1120 Pu'olo Drive was a short-circuit in the electric cord of a fan, said Capt. Kenison Tejada, Honolulu Fire Department spokesman. He said the department is reminding homeowners to be sure the cords on their electrical appliances don't have sharp bends or kinks in them.

Damage is estimated at $180,000 to the structure and $20,000 to contents.

The man and his granddaughter, 38, were treated at Straub Hospital. The woman was treated for smoke inhalation and released. Her grandfather remains hospitalized.

Man pleads guilty in airline incident

A Sri Lankan citizen pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to interfering with the duties of flight crew members while traveling on a Philippines Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Manila on March 14.

Porastus Chanda Sri Dissanyake, 26, was accused of striking a flight attendant once in the back and twice in the face after becoming unhappy with the headphones that had been given to him.

Dissanyake faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 when he is sentenced on July 7.