Man charged with the murder of his brother last month
88 people charged with a total of 98 counts of serious crimes last month

Man charged with the murder of his brother last month

88 people charged with a total of 98 counts of serious crimes last month

By Naveel Krishant
Thursday 06/08/2020

A 26-year-old man was charged with the murder of his 23-year-old brother last month.

According to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, the man allegedly locked his brother inside his bedroom and set fire to it.

There were 88 people charged with a total of 98 counts of serious crimes last month.

A 20-year-old and a 47-year-old man were charged with the murder of four elderly women.

The accused persons allegedly set fire to the victims’ house while they were sleeping.

They were also charged with one count of attempted murder of another victim and one count of arson.

The DPP’s Office says there was one incident where a 20-year-old man and a 28-year-old man were charged with aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary and theft.

They allegedly robbed three victims of $530 cash and assorted items.

The 20-year-old man was also charged with one count of manslaughter while the 28-year-old man was charged with the rape of a 60-year-old woman.

A 32-year-old man was charged with one count of assault causing actual bodily harm and three counts of acts with intent to cause grievous harm to his 28-year-old wife.

The accused was also charged with one count of breach of suspended sentence and one count of breach of bail conditions.

In another incident, a 64-year-old man was charged with assault causing actual bodily harm and act with intent to cause grievous harm to his 50-year-old wife by strangling her after an argument.

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