Police fugitive at large in NTT

Police fugitive at large in NTT

ATAMBUA, East Nusa Tenggara: An ex-policeman suspected of having killed two former East Timor refugees in Atambua, Belu regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), is believed to still be at large in the area.

Belu Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Agus Nugroho confirmed this in Atambua on Thursday following a report from a team assigned to hunt down the fugitive, Adj. Brigadier FdCm, in the regency

"Based on the latest information, the ex-East Timor police officer has been asking for food from villagers in Wehor, East Tasifeto district, Belu regency," said Agus.

The suspect, according to a recent investigation, cut the throats of Edeleida F. Exposto (40) and her son Gelasio da Galucoh Trindade alias Alau (21) as they slept in a refugee camp on March 10. --Antara