Suspect in custody

Police are still questioning a suspect in relation to the murder of Lees Trading senior executive, Holland Seeto.

Chief of Investigations, ACP Henry Brown said he will have a few meetings this morning and will give a further update later today.

ACP Brown said a number of witnesses have come forward to Police after the murder.

Seeto was found dead by one of the employees at about 6.30am Thursday.

Police investigators believe the suspect was known to the victim.

A masked man was seen fleeing the scene.

The masked man was seen running out of Lees Trading and went up Ratu Dovi Road and then ran up the creek going up Kinoya near Laucala Beach Centrepoint.

Anyone who may have seen the man at about 6.30am Thursday near these areas, please contact the Police with the information on 9905529 or 917.

Meanwhile Holland Seeto was laid to rest yesterday in front of hundreds of people at the Suva Chinese Cemetery.

Seeto’s funeral was attended by close family members and friends.

Also in attendance were several government ministers and prominent government officials and business people.

While delivering the eulogy, older brother Dixon Seeto said the untimely and cruel passing of his younger brother was a shock to everyone.

He said their family is devastated that so much uncertainty and questions remain to be answered about his death.

He said they will let the law take it’s course and thanked the public for their support.

Seeto said that Holland’s death has come as a double tragedy given that they recently lost their younger brother Johnson.

59-year-old Holland Seeto is survived by his wife Vuli, his Eight-year-old son and three-year-old daughter.