Taro police have arrested a 47-year-old male suspect for hitting a 20-year-old girl with a knife after she refused to have sex him.
The alleged incident occurred at Sariana village in northwest Choiseul when the victim went to a local store.
On her way in the coconut plantation, she met the suspect, and he asked her for sex, and the victim refused him.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC) of Choiseul Province, Superintendent Barry Pogesopa, said the suspect hit her on the head, shoulder, and hip repeatedly with the side blade of the knife.
PPC Pogesopa said the victim struggled and escaped from the suspect and reported the matter to Taro Police. Police attended to the report, arrested and carried out investigation into the matter.
Superintendent Pogesopa said the suspect was released on bail conditions and will appear before the court on a later date.
He has been charged for unlawful wounding contrary to section 229 of the Penal Code.
Mr. Pogesopa reminds good people in Choiseul province that causing wounding to another person is a serious crime, and any person found guilty of committing such a crime can be sent to prison or pay a fine.
“Therefore, I urge all good citizens to have respect for each other and refrain from such unlawful conduct. Any matter with a similar nature reported to the police to deal with and bring those responsible to court.”
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Taro police have received a suspect for a serious stabbing incident surrendered by the Panarui community in South Choiseul recently.
The Panarui community handed over the suspect after he allegedly stabbed an elderly person with a kitchen knife.
The victim went out looking for the suspect who took his kitchen knife and escaped to a nearby village.
The victim meets and approaches the suspect near their village and asked the suspect to return his kitchen knife. The suspect refused and walked away with the knife.
An argument broke out between the victim and the suspect. During the argument, the suspect attacked the victim using the knife and stabbed the victim several times on his body.
After the stabbing, the suspect escaped from the victim.
The victim was assisted to Sasammungga Mini-hospital by relatives, but due to the seriousness of the wound, the victim was referred to Gizo Hospital for treatment and further observation.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Choiseul Province Superintendent Barry Pogesopa said the community is working together to locate the suspect.
They arrested him and handed him over to the Taro police station for further interrogation in relation to the wounding incident.
PPC Pogesopa said the suspect is interviewed for the alleged offense and currently remanded at Gizo Correctional Services for unlawful wounding contrary to section 299 of the Penal Code, awaiting court due to his safety and the seriousness of the offense he committed.
Superintendent Pogesopa said the victim and the suspect were closely related, and the suspect was believed to be a person with a mental disability.
“I would like to acknowledge the Panarui community for standing tall in assisting police in apprehending the suspect in this wounding incident.
“This prompt action by the community helped mitigate the situation at the village. Thank you for the job well done. Let us continue to work together to make our home a better place,” said PPC Pogesopa.
Mr. Pogesopa said the increase of people with unsound minds is currently increasing in our communities. This is alarming and poses a threat to the well-being of our communities.
Extra care should be taken when dealing with people with unsound minds to avoid similar incidents from occurring in the future. Investigation into the matter is continuing.
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Taro police have arrested thirteen suspects for disputing the installation of a telecommunication tower at Susuka village in east Choiseul.
It was alleged the suspects, who dispute the location of a telecommunication tower, approached members of the community who are working on the project, threatened them, and ordered them to stop working due to a dispute over the land.
The motive behind the incident is a long-standing land dispute between two parties over the location of the telecommunication tower.
During the confrontation, one of the suspects approaches and assaults one of the community workers who was looking after the project materials.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Choiseul Province Superintendent Berry Pogesopa said a formal complaint was lodged at Taro Police Station regarding the incident. Taro Police conducted a normal investigation, located the suspects, arrested them, and placed them in police custody at the police station.
PPC Pogesopa said all suspects were interviewed and bailed to appear before the Choiseul Magistrates’ Court on a later date for intimidation, contrary to section 231 (1) of the penal code, and common assault, contrary to section 244 of the penal code.
“Government projects must be respected, as they will connect the communities to the outside world. Despite the differences, I urge all good citizens to resolve these differences peacefully and allow such projects to progress without hindrances in our communities. Such conduct was seen as a hindrance for our development in our communities,” said PPC Pogesopa.
Mr. Pogesopa urges parties having disputes over customary land to refrain from taking laws into their own hands but to take grievances to the right authorities to deal with. Taking laws into your own hands will result in being dealt with by law, and you will face consequences of the law.
He said there are ways available, and I call on every good citizen to abide by the rule of law and to consider these venues when having disputes in our communities.
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Kulitanai Police, have arrested a 19-year-old male person for allegedly committing indecent act without consent on a 12-year-old girl in a village in the Shortland Islands, Western Province.
Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Superintendent Wilken Miriki said the alleged incident first occurred in 2023.
The recent incident occurred in July 2025, where the suspect went into the victim’ room and touched her while she was sleeping.
PPC Miriki said the suspect also allegedly went into the victim’s parent’s room and indecently touched the victim’s mother, who was also asleep, in the month of July 2025.
Superintendent Miriki said the suspect is a close relative to the family and has been living with them for a few years.
Parents, protect your children; not every relative has a good intention and respects our kids. Report to police if you know of a victim or are a victim of any form of sexual offense.
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Kulitanai Police have arrested a 34-year-old male suspect for raping his 15-year-old niece in January 2025 in the Shortland Islands, Western Province.
Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Superintendent Wilken Miri says, “The incident occurred at the victim’s family home, where the suspect allegedly threatened the victim with a baseball bat and raped her when everyone was sleeping.”
PPC Miriki said, “The victim reported the incidents to one of her aunts in June 2025 after the defendant tried to harm her.”
Superintendent Miriki said, “The suspect is now remanded at Gizo Correctional Centre, awaiting to appear before Gizo Magistrates’ Court on a later date.
Mr. Miriki said, it is important as parents to have conversations around trusting the opposite gender regardless of family relations. Create a safe space at home where children are open to share whatever they face.
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Auki police have arrested a 38-year-old male suspect for consuming liquor in a public place in Auki township over the weekend.
Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC), Malaita Province, Superintendent Michael Ramosaea, said the suspect was seen drinking alcohol with his friends near the Malaita Provincial Headquarters in Auki town.
PPC Ramosaea said, when police approached him, he continued drinking the alcohol, and he escaped from the officers, running down towards the town area, but was chased and later arrested.
Superintendent Ramosaea said he was taken to the police station, searched, and placed in police custody.
He has been charged with consuming liquor in a public place contrary to section 65 of the Liquor Act and will appear before the Auki Magistrates’ Court on a later date.
“I appealed to the general public to respect public places, which are not places for drinking alcohol.
“Police will continue with their high-visibility operations on weekends, and police will not tolerate people drinking alcohol in public, causing nuisances, and drinking while in a motor vehicle,” said PPC Ramosaea.
SOURCE: POLICE MEDIA
