If the coroner decided any element of the case warranted further investigation, it would be referred back to the police, Mr Mantu said.
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Chief sergeant Mantu said alcohol abuse was a key factor in the gender violence, along with cultural dislocation for those from different parts of PNG.
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The lead police investigator Ulavis Mantu said they had reviewed the final post mortem report and would not comment further until their investigation was complete.