Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at Henderson Police Station have arrested a 16-year-old male suspect for the alleged murder of his cousin brother at Boboru village in the Tasimboko area, North East Guadalcanal on 23 December 2021.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Guadalcanal Province, Superintendent John Foru said “On 23 December 2021 at around 6pm the deceased was drinking alcohol with the suspect and three other boys.
PPC Foru said, “An argument broke out between the suspect and the deceased. The subject of the argument was that when the suspect walked out to relieve himself, he heard the other three boys asking about his whereabouts and the deceased told them that it was not a matter of concern because the suspect had not bought any alcohol.”
Superintendent Foru said, “The suspect returned to his drinking mates and accused the deceased of what he said while he was away. The deceased denied the allegation. The suspect then allegedly got hold of a kitchen knife from his chest bag and stabbed the deceased on the left side of his chest.
The suspect has been charged with one count of murder Contrary to Section 200 of the Penal Code ch.26. He was remanded at Rove Correctional Services of Solomon Islands (CSSI) and will appear at Honiara Central Magistrates’ Court on the 5th of January, 2022.
Investigation into the murder incident is continuing and the police appealed to anyone present at the time of the incident to come forward and assist police with more information.
You can call Tetere Police on Phone 34508 or Henderson Police on phone 36201 or call the police free toll line on phone 999.
– Police Media Unit
