Five unidentified mask men use petrol bomb and attack a couple in Honiara

Five unidentified masked men armed with knives, use petrol bombs and attack a couple at Kukum on 2 July 2023.

Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at Honiara City Police are currently investigating the incident.

The couple were on their way to tow a car which had a mechanical problem and encountered five masked men armed with knives and throwing petrol bombs at their cars

It was alleged that those masked men threw petrol bombs at the two vehicles and started cutting the vehicles with bush knives and threatening to kill them.

Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Honiara City Police Chief Superintendent Jimson Robo said the husband, who is also the victim of the incident, has some burns from the petrol bombs but his condition is stable.

Chief Superintendent Robo said the motives behind the incident are still unclear and subject to investigation.

PPC Robo said this is a sad incident and it is shocking to see criminals have invented new ways to harm our ordinary citizens. Police needs communities’ assistance to eradicate such threats from ever happening again.

The suspects are still at large and police are appealing to those who may have any information about those masked men to assist police investigators.