A 43-year-old man from Navutoka will appear at Mu‘a district court on Monday 12 after he was arrested and charged over the death of his wife.
Police have yet to release the identity of the accused and the victim but they alleged the husband scalded his sleeping wife. She was then rushed to hospital by relatives where she died shortly after arrival.
The accused has been remanded in Police custody.
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