Three cases of alleged parental negligence are now under investigation.
Police Chief of Intelligence and Investigations ACP Biu Matavou says investigations into parental negligence has been directed following the deaths of two children in less than a week.
A 2‑year‑old boy of Lomanikaya Village, Vatulele drowned on Sunday afternoon.
The boy had allegedly left his home unaccompanied and he was discovered floating in the sea 15 metres away from his home.
Yesterday the father of a 4‑year‑old boy discovered his son’s body floating near the shore at Naceva village in Beqa.
The 4‑year‑old boy had gone with another relative to clean their boat when it is alleged he was told to return home.
He was found sometime later floating near the shore and attempts to revive him were unsuccessful.
The Fiji Police Force is growing increasingly concerned with the reports of children becoming victims of tragic deaths and also victims of crime.
Investigators into the attempted rape of an 8‑year‑old girl in Savusavu in November last year will also be questioning the child’s parents for negligence on why she was allowed to walk to the shop by herself.
A man attempted to rape the 8‑year‑old girl behind a shop.
