POLICE are investigating the suspicious death of a 40-year-old man at Rarata Village, North East Guadalcanal, on 2 January 2020.
Acting Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Guadalcanal Province, Superintendent Nixon Manetoga says:
“On 2 January 2020 at about 10am Tetere Police received a report from Rarata Village that there was a dead body found in a cocoa plantation behind the Village.
“Police at Tetere attended the report and discovered that the full naked body of the deceased was laid beside a log.
“Police discovered cuts under his left side arm pit and also his left side arm muscles were torn.
“At the scene, police also discovered a kitchen knife with blood stains still on it.”
PPC Manetoga explains:
“The motive behind the death is not known as investigations continue into this sad incident.
“Relatives have identified the deceased and the body is now at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) morgue for a post mortem.
“It is a sad incident and my condolences to the family, relatives and friends of the deceased at their tragic loss.”
Manetoga appeals to anyone with information on this incident to contact officers at the Tetere Police Station on phone 34508.
