A man is in custody in Mt Hagen in Papua New Guinea after the alleged murder of four people, three from his family.
Downtown Mt Hagen, Papua New Guinea Photo: RNZ / Johnny Blades
Police said the man is alleged to have killed his two daughters, aged 6 and 8, by strangling them, then stabbed their babysitter, and lay in wait for his wife to return from work.
He allegedly stabbed her and hit her with a rock as well.