Police are expecting to make arrests soon in the investigation into the death of a 12-year-old boy in Wailoku in August this year after receiving forensic results, Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu confirmed.
Mr Tudravu provided updates on several other high-profile investigations during a media briefing yesterday, including cases involving police officers, deaths following police operations, alleged trafficking and murder.
He said the forensic results in the Wailoku case had recently been forwarded to the Criminal Investigations Department at Samabula Police Station.
“We will be making arrests very soon,” he said.
In an update on the Western Division domestic trafficking investigation in September, Assistant Commissioner for Police (Crime) Loraini Seru confirmed that police officers whose names surfaced during the investigation had also been investigated.
She said the relevant papers were before the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal review.
Meanwhile, findings into the death of Iveri Tuimasi, who died following an alleged assault during a police raid on Beqa, have been forwarded to the Resident Magistrate for a decision.
Ms Seru also confirmed that the investigation into Sakiasi Radravu’s death has concluded, with the file before the DPP for legal advice.
In relation to the death of a remandee who suffered burns at the Fiji Corrections Remand Centre, Ms Seru confirmed that the investigation was now being treated as a human rights investigation following consultations with the Acting Commissioner of Corrections.
The Crowne Plaza murder investigation into the death of Jason Rigby who died in December 2024 remains with the DPP for legal review.
Ms Seru explained that the case was initially referred to the Resident Magistrate based on police findings, before guidance was received to further investigate issues raised by the victim’s family.
“It is about the expanding of investigation to consider the issues that have been raised by the family members as well.”
