In Vanuatu the suspect in the killing of a 15-year-old secondary school student is in custody in Port Vila after being arrested in South East Malekua and flown to the capital under tight police security.
Photo: RNZ / Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor
The man, Etienne John Samuel, of Kurumambe Village on Tongoa has made his first court appearance while police undertake further investigation for a preliminary hearing in November.
Meanwhile, police have thanked the public on Tongoa and Malekula Islands for their co-operation in the arrest of the suspect.