Naitasiri man charged for wife's murder

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Naitasiri man charged for wife's murder

By Semi Turaga

Monday 04/05/2020

The man who allegedly stabbed his wife to death in Naqara Village, Waima, Naitasiri last Friday has been charged with one count of murder and will appear in the Nausori Magistrates Court this afternoon.

Police say the 28-year-old woman was allegedly stabbed by her husband following a heated argument.

She was rushed to the Vunidawa Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.

The husband was brought to the Criminal Investigations Department in Suva for questioning over the weekend.

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