28 May 2009

Samoa police seek woman as part of taxi murder probe

3:26 pm on 28 May 2009

Police in Samoa are searching for a woman who answered a phone belonging to a taxi driver murdered at the weekend.

The 54 year old man's body was found in the boot of his taxi on Saturday evening.

A relative of the deceased has told the Samoa Observer the taxi driver's phone was answered by an unknown woman.

The call had been made by the victim's sister in law.

Police have also revealed that the taxi had been parked at the roadside at Mulifanua for some time.