A 35-year-old woman has passed away after she was allegedly struck with a cane knife several times by her 41-year-old husband in Navoalevu, Wainikoro in Labasa.
Police say the victim was at home with her mother and 2-year-old daughter when the suspect came to her father’s house where she had been living for the past two months.
The suspect allegedly turned off the power supply to the house by tampering with the meter box and when the victim came outside to check he grabbed her and allegedly struck her several times with a cane knife.
The victim managed to run into the house but was chased by the suspect where he continued to attack the victim and later fled the scene.
He was arrested at his home in Daku, Wainikoro and is now in police custody.
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