Four people have now been charged in relation to the alleged murder of a 60 year old retired bank officer in Ba last Tuesday.
Divisional Crime Officer ASP Luke Rawalai has confirmed that all four have been charged with one count of murder, one count of robbery with violence and one count of the unlawful use of motor vehicles.
All four will appear in the Ba Magistrates Court tomorrow morning.
The post mortem of the deceased revealed that he died of strangulation.
A gold ring, wrist watch, mobile phone and some other items were stolen from the house and police managed to establish that a taxi stolen from Suva was found abandoned about 200 metres away from the victim's house and his vehicle was found in the Lautoka.
4 charged for murder of elder
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