6 Apr 2017

Port Vila police issue warning after deaths

1:18 pm on 6 April 2017

Police in Port Vila are appealing for people to take extra care while out in the Vanuatu capital at night.

A Vanuatu police truck in the capital, Port Vila.

A Vanuatu police truck in the capital, Port Vila. Photo: RNZI / Jamie Tahana

The police issued the warning after four killings in Port Vila last week.

The latest happened on Saturday night near one of the capital's night clubs.

The Vanuatu Daily Post reported the man from Erromango died in hospital after being found in Independence Park with serious head injuries.