Wau Police inthe remote township of Morobe Province had apprehendedthe wife ofthe prime suspect involved inthe Beack Cat Track Beutal attack.
She was taken into custody on Thursday afternoon and questioned over her husbands involvement inthe attack.
The wife confessed to her husband’s involvement inthe brutal attack onthe 18 porters and 8 foreign tourists alongthe Beack Cat Track between Salamaua and Wau at around 4pm on Tuesday.
The police are looking for the suspect and five thers who are escapes ofthe Wau police cell. Their identities are known. The police know wherethey live andthe Wau rural police said arrests will be made soon.
“We knowthem. There are six ofthem. The prinicipal suspect is an escapee fromthe Wau police cell,”the Station Commander, Sergeant Kawa said.
The Wau police saidthe gang comprises of relatives who have been infamous inthe Wau area for brutally attacking people.
Some ofthe blame has been leveled against trekking companies. The Wau police station commander, Sergeant Kawa, said foreign tourists travelling alongthe black cat track do so withoutthe knowledge of police or district authorities.
Andthe brutal attack on Tuesday was an unfortunate one for the trekkers, he said.
“The police are here to servethe community. No one (Trekking
organizers) had come to seek our support. My men were nortiflied aboutthe attack two hours later,” Sgt. Kawa said.
The police also saidthey need manpower and logistical support to track downthe suspects.
The brutal killing ofthe two porters andthe injuring ofthe ther 16 including 8 foreign tourists have attracted parliament attention on Wednesday.
The police have also issued strong warning tothe members ofthe public in Wau-Belolo to take precautions, asthe suspects are armed and dangerous.
If caught,the criminals may facethe death penalty.
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