18 Apr 2017

Solomons police investigate double killing

1:19 pm on 18 April 2017

Police in Solomon Islands are investigating the killing of two people in Honiara.

The RSIPF central watch house in the capital Honiara.

The RSIPF central watch house in the capital Honiara. Photo: RNZI Koroi Hawkins

Local media reported the two, a male and a female, had been stabbed some time over the weekend.

Police said they could not determine the relationship between the two and called for the public to come forward with information.

The killings happened in an area with many Chinese-owned shops and according to the Solomon Star, police have called on the Chinese community in Honiara to remain calm and allow the investigation to take its course.

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