CCTV footage given to defence in relation to the alleged Nausori Highlands murder last year

By Dhanjay Deo

25/02/2020

Mohammed Raheesh Isoof at the Lautoka High Court in an earlier appearance

The state has provided a clear copy of the CCTV footage that the defence had requested for in relation to the case of Mohammed Raheesh Isoof who allegedly murdered five people in the Nausori Highlands in August last year.

The matter was called in the Lautoka High Court today and has been adjourned to the 10th of next month.

Isoof has been remanded in custody.

62-year-old Isoof is facing five counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.

The bodies of 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 were found in the Nausori Highlands.

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