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Man charged in relation to death of Nadi family

September 16, 2019 12:50 pm

Investigators have charged the person of interest in relation to the deaths of the family of five from Legalega, Nadi.

Police say the accused who is a holder of PR status in New Zealand has been charged with five counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.

He will be produced in the Nadi Magistrates Court today.

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The bodies of a 63-year-old carpenter, Nirmal Kumar, his 54-year-old wife Usha Devi, their 34-year-old daughter, Nileshni Kajal and her two daughters aged Sana, 11, and Samara, 8 were found in the Nausori Highlands last month.

A one-year-old was also found crawling at the scene.

Police confirm the findings of the post mortem examination are consistent with an alleged substance ingested