Two Charged for Alleged Murder

Two men were produced in the Nausori Magistrates Court charged with the alleged murder of a Fijian born Canadian national on the 20th of February.

Chief of Intelligence, Investigations and Prosecutions Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police (A/ACP) Sakeo Raikaci said the two are alleged to have colluded to rob the 64-year-old victim upon his arrival in Fiji last month.

It is alleged that the victim had been communicating with one of the suspects who was using a fake profile as a woman, and the two had planned to meet upon his arrival, where they took him under the pretext of meeting the woman he was communicating with.

It is alleged that whilst the three were drinking alcohol, the two committed the offence.

The victim’s body was found floating in the Waimaro River near Waito Village in Tailevu.

The two accused persons have both been charged with one count of murder each and were produced at the Nausori Magistrates Court yesterday.

Both have been remanded till the 15th of March, and their case will be transferred to the High Court.