CID investigates the death of a man held in custody at Savusavu Police Station

Officers from the Criminal Investigations Department Headquarters have been directed by the Acting Commissioner of Police Juki Fong Chew to investigate the death of a man who was being held in custody at the Savusavu Police Station.

The man is alleged to have been assaulted by a prisoner in the cell block yesterday afternoon.

Police say officers rushed the man to the Savusavu Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

A team from the CID has been deployed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Investigations continue.