Kiwi,18, facing murder charge in Vanuatu
A Kiwi teenager is accused of murdering a man in Vanuatu after reportedly getting into a drunken fight on a beach.
Ned Lowe, 18, is being held in custody in Port Vila Correctional Facility after the death of Vanuatu citizen Roger Kamisak on July 17, the New Zealand Herald reports.
The death prompted a major backlash in the island nation, with several fires started at the Tanna Lodge, owned by Lowe's family.
The Herald reports the accused's parents Hugh and Stellah Lowe were put under police protection.
Vanuatu police Chief Inspector George Twomey told the Herald Kamisak and Ned Lowe were drinking together on a beach with a young woman, understood to be Lowe's girlfriend, on July 17 when a fight broke out.
Twomey said it was alleged Kamisak was beaten with a plank of wood and then run over with a car before his body was found the following morning.
He said it was a "very, very vicious" killing that happened when the men were drunk.
The Vanuatu Daily Post reported that after Kamisak's death "tension escalated and the grieving families vented their frustration over their sudden loss".
"This resulted in six bungalows in the Tanna Lodge, which was managed by the suspect's father, going up in flames," the Post said.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement: "The New Zealand High Commission in Port Vila offered consular assistance to the lodge owner, a New Zealand citizen. The Ministry cannot comment further."
Lowe is expected to face court later in the year charged with murder.
Source: PACNEWS
Ned Lowe, 18, is being held in custody in Port Vila Correctional Facility after the death of Vanuatu citizen Roger Kamisak on July 17, the New Zealand Herald reports.
The death prompted a major backlash in the island nation, with several fires started at the Tanna Lodge, owned by Lowe's family.
The Herald reports the accused's parents Hugh and Stellah Lowe were put under police protection.
Vanuatu police Chief Inspector George Twomey told the Herald Kamisak and Ned Lowe were drinking together on a beach with a young woman, understood to be Lowe's girlfriend, on July 17 when a fight broke out.
Twomey said it was alleged Kamisak was beaten with a plank of wood and then run over with a car before his body was found the following morning.
He said it was a "very, very vicious" killing that happened when the men were drunk.
The Vanuatu Daily Post reported that after Kamisak's death "tension escalated and the grieving families vented their frustration over their sudden loss".
"This resulted in six bungalows in the Tanna Lodge, which was managed by the suspect's father, going up in flames," the Post said.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement: "The New Zealand High Commission in Port Vila offered consular assistance to the lodge owner, a New Zealand citizen. The Ministry cannot comment further."
Lowe is expected to face court later in the year charged with murder.
Source: PACNEWS
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