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Post mortem confirms the 5 people found dead in Nausori Highlands had consumed a substance

Post mortem confirms the 5 people found dead in Nausori Highlands had consumed a substance

By Vijay Narayan/Naveel Krishant
29/08/2019
Family members also say that all their mobile phones were left at their home in Legalega.

Police investigators have revealed that the findings of the post mortem examination of the five people found dead in the Nausori Highlands in Nadi were consistent with an alleged substance consumed by all five victims.

Spokesperson Ana Naisoro says more tests will be conducted by the Fiji Police Chemistry Scientific Lab in Nasova.

Investigators are also gathering statements from everyone who knows the family and their relatives to establish what had happened and how the family car of the five people was found abandoned in Votualevu.

They are following some possible leads and investigators are also in the highlands searching for more information and evidence.


[Photo:Fiji Police Force]

The family car was found at the New World Supermarket carpark in Votualevu.

The neighbours in Legalega, Nadi are saying that the family had gone out on Saturday afternoon and did not return home.

Family members also say that all their mobile phones were left at their home in Legalega.

Police are trying to piece together evidence on what happened between Saturday to Monday.

The car was also found parked 30 kilometres from where the five bodies were found. 

They were found in the sightseeing area in the Nausori Highlands.

It is a case of interest for now until a determination is made on the cause of the deaths.

No visible injuries were found on the five people.

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