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Domestic violence back in spotlight in Papua New Guinea after two boys killed
Papua New Guinea police are investigating an alleged act of filicide, with a man was taken into custody for allegedly killing his two young children.
Key points:
- Two boys, aged three and five, have allegedly been killed by their father in Port Moresby
- PNG has long battled high rates of domestic violence
- An anti-violence advocate says PNG needs to heal the long-term drivers of violence
Police have said the 29-year-old “repeatedly stabbed” his two sons in the Port Moresby suburb of Morata about 5:00pm on Tuesday following an argument with his wife.
The children were aged five and three, police said.
Neighbours reportedly restrained the alleged perpetrator after he was seen to be attempting to take his own life, before being arrested…
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