Bodies of 3 adults and 2 children found in the Nausori Highlands in Nadi identified

Bodies of 3 adults and 2 children found in the Nausori Highlands in Nadi identified

By Vijay Narayan
Tuesday 27/08/2019
[Photo 1]63-year-old Nirmal Kumar and his 54-year-old wife Usha Devi [Photo 2]Their 34-year-old daughter Nileshni Kajal and Kajal's two daughters aged 11 and 8 years

The bodies of the three adults and two children that were found in the Nausori Highlands in Nadi yesterday have been identified as a family from Legalega, Nadi.

Police confirmed last night that the bodies are of a 63 year old carpenter, Nirmal Kumar, his 54 year old wife, Usha Devi, their 34 year old daughter, Nileshni Kajal and Kajal's two daughters aged 11 and 8 years.


[Photo:Fiji Police Force]

Police have classified this as a case of interest for now until a determination is made on the cause of the deaths.

No visible injuries were found on the five people.

It has also been confirmed that the car belonging to the family was found at the New World Supermarket carpark in Votualevu.

The one year old child who was found crawling nearby, remains admitted at the Lautoka Hospital.

She is the late Nileshni's niece.

Her mother lives in Australia.

The five bodies were identified by a relative.


[Photo:Fiji Police Force]

Police had discovered the bodies of two adults and two children yesterday and confirmed in the afternoon that the fifth body was discovered a few metres away from where the first four victims were found.


[Photo:Fiji Police Force]

Police were alerted by an eyewitness who saw a child believed to be one‑year‑old.

The child was crawling by the side of the road, close to where the four bodies were discovered.

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