Two men have been produced in the Nausori Magistrates Court charged with the alleged murder of a Fijian born Canadian national on the 20th of February.
The man’s body was found floating in Waimaro River near Waito Village in Tailevu.
Chief of Intelligence, Investigations and Prosecutions Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police (A/ACP) Sakeo Raikaci said the two are alleged to have colluded to rob the 64-year-old victim upon his arrival in Fiji last month.
It is alleged that the victim had been communicating with one of the suspects who was using a fake profile as a woman, and the two had planned to meet upon his arrival, where they took him under the pretext of meeting the woman he was communicating with.
It is alleged that whilst the three men were drinking alcohol, the two committed the offence.
The two accused persons have both been charged with one count of murder each and were produced in the Nausori Magistrates Court.
Both have been remanded till the 15th of this month, and their case will be transferred to the High Court.
