Murder

Western Highlands Provincial Police Commander, Superintendent John Sagom, commended community and tribal leaders for their efforts in bringing the suspects to police.

He also thanked the suspect for surrendering to the authorities to allow for the law to take its course and for peace to prevail.

The PPC took the opportunity to also thank the relatives of the four victims for not taking the law into their own hands.

Madang police have yet to establish who committed the crime as the deceased was allegedly in the company of four others when he met his fate. The four 2will be taken in for questioning.

Madang Provincial Police Commander, Acting Superintendent Mazuc Rubiang said police officers who attended to the crime scene, also identified the man as Brian Angelus from Sarkum Village, Wosera-Gawi District.

East Sepik Provincial Police Commander Superintendent Albert Beli said that the suspect had gone to his brother’s house while under the influence of liquor, and insulted his sister-in-law. She reported the matter to her brothers.

The next day, the suspect sent his wife to question his sister in law as to why she reported him to her brothers. Police allege that both women started arguing. The deceased went to stop the two women but ended up being chased and attacked with a bush knife by his older brother. He eventually died from his injuries.

Madang Provincial Police Commander, acting Superintend Mazuc Rubiang said the killing took place last Friday, June 10 at 2am. The deceased was identified as John Wauri of Kuriguma village in Transgogol.

According to police reports, the man was at the campaign house when the suspect came from behind and slashed his neck; he fell and died instantly.

The body was left at the campaign house when the police arrived and took the body to the Modilon hospital morgue.

East Sepik Provincial Police Commander Superintendent Albert Beli, said three of those killed are from the Basis and Dumb area, while one is from Mengar.

Madang Provincial Police Commander Acting Superintendent Mazuc Rubiang said the man who has been arrested in connection with her death is from Enga Province. He is currently in custody.

Police established that there was fight at the front of the market, between a security guard who manned the service station in town, and some youths. 

Madang Provincial Police Commander Acting Superintendent Mazuc Rubiang said two other men were also injured in the same incident and admitted to hospital. PPC Rubiang said the situation in town is tense.

Police have urged the public not to instigate any further trouble after properties were damaged as a result of the killing and injuries of the two men. This included damage to important equipment at a service station. 

The deceased was stabbed in the lower abdominal area with a kitchen knife. She died from a loss of blood.

PPC Rubiang said the incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning. The deceased was rushed to the hospital, but was pronounced dead. Her family have been advised to lay a formal complaint with police and assist with necessary information to speed up investigations.

Police have put a call out to the dead woman’s husband to surrender to police and explain his alleged involvement in his wife’s death.

The man is identified as Dere Suwe. Madang Police said the killing occurred as a result of a fight between a group of men from Enga and Hela provinces who reside at Ramu also.

Police said the party from Hela were chased by the Engans when one of them decided to get into a parked vehicle that was filled with people from the Rai Coast.

Madang Provincial Police Commander Acting Superintendent Mazuc Rubiang said an Engan man, without identifying his enemy, swung his knife at passengers in the vehicle and cut off the hand of a man from Rai Coast.

The two suspects are being detained at the Jomba police station. The deceased was identified as Greg Wangi.

Madang Police Commander Acting Superintendent Mazuc Rubinag said according to the police report, brothers Emanuel and Lany Langu from Wosera`s Kwan Soma Village in East Sepik, committed the offence at Wangi’s place of residence, during an argument.