Malaita police to investigate death in West Are’are on New Year
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in Auki, Malaita province, will launch an investigation into the death of a young man in West Are’are on New Year’s Day 2026.
RSIPF Auki Supervising Provincial Police Commander, Michael Ramosaea told Island Sun this in an interview on Tuesday.
A man, who requested anonymity, spoke to the paper from West Are’are on Monday this week saying that the incident was alcoholic related.
He said that the incident happened when the deceased and his friends were travelling back to their home village, Tawairoi, after leaving Uhu village.
The man said that the group were travelling on a 60-horsepower powered ray-boat.
Islands Sun’s follow-up on the incident with a close relative was unsuccessful on Monday this week, as they had opted to resolve the issue themselves.
Speaking to Island Sun yesterday, PPC Mr Ramosaea said that such serious issues should not be hidden from the Police.
“It is the community’s responsibility to report such an incident to the police. They shouldn’t have hidden it or dealt with it themselves. This is a matter of concern,” Ramosaea said.
He said that the police haven’t been aware of the incident since no formal report was made to them.
“We haven’t received any formal report, however, for now, since this is confirmed, we will talk with our officers at Maka police station to follow up on it. Life is lost, and for us, we cannot tolerate that.
“We will set up a team from the Police at Maka to follow up on the matter and conduct an investigation into the serious but sad incident. The reason is not to allow a similar incident to occur in the future. While we may respect their wish to solve the issue themselves, we too must do our work,” he said.
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