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Charges yet to be laid in relation to the Nabua brawl on the 3rd of this month

Charges yet to be laid in relation to the Nabua brawl on the 3rd of this month

By Navitalai Naivalurua
14/04/2021

No one has been charged for the Sukanaivalu Road and Mead Road Housing brawl that took place on the 3rd of this month.

During this incident, a group of people from Sukanaivalu Road had allegedly assaulted some of the boys at Mead Road Housing.

Two people were admitted to the CWM Hospital as they sustained serious injuries after being allegedly hit by cane knives.

It is alleged the group from Sukanaivalu Road were armed with cane knives, steel rods and pieces of timber.

Many of the boys at Mead Road Housing had to run to the Police Mobile Command Post stationed in the area for their safety.

Meanwhile another brawl erupted in Nabua yesterday, and Police have confirmed that it is connected to the one on April 3rd.

Eighteen youths from Sukanaivalu Road are currently being questioned by Police.

It is alleged that these youths threw stones at other men from Mead Road and as a result landed two of them aged 21 and 27 years at the CWM Hospital.

Police Chief Operations Officer, ACP Abdul Khan says some key players have been identified in their ongoing investigation and house to house visits.

30 police officers are closely monitoring the situation in Nabua.

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