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| Australian UN worker Jennifer Downes allegedly murdered in Fiji | Australian UN worker Jennifer Downes allegedly murdered in Fiji |
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| An Australian woman working for the UN has allegedly been murdered in Fiji. | An Australian woman working for the UN has allegedly been murdered in Fiji. |
| Police in the capital, Suva, said they were treating the death of Jennifer Downes as suspicious. | Police in the capital, Suva, said they were treating the death of Jennifer Downes as suspicious. |
| Her husband, Henry Lusaka John, was seriously injured in an incident and is under police guard at the Colonial War Memorial hospital. | Her husband, Henry Lusaka John, was seriously injured in an incident and is under police guard at the Colonial War Memorial hospital. |
| The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade told Guardian Australia it is providing consular assistance to the family of a woman who died in Fiji. | The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade told Guardian Australia it is providing consular assistance to the family of a woman who died in Fiji. |
| “Owing to our privacy obligations we will not provide further comment,” a spokesman said. | “Owing to our privacy obligations we will not provide further comment,” a spokesman said. |
| A hospital intensive care department spokeswoman told the Guardian an ambulance had brought John into the emergency department on Tuesday. She said she could give no details on his condition. | A hospital intensive care department spokeswoman told the Guardian an ambulance had brought John into the emergency department on Tuesday. She said she could give no details on his condition. |
| John is also an Australian citizen. | John is also an Australian citizen. |
| A deputy spokesperson for the UN secretary general, Farhan Haq, said: “We are aware of the tragic death of a [World Food Program] staff member. The UN closely collaborates with national law enforcement authorities in Fiji in following up on this case.” | |
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