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Fiji forensic slip 'regrettable' says Goff - 13-Jul-2001

It was regrettable that New Zealand relatives of a man slain in Fiji were not told about forensic tests on the body, Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff said yesterday. Fiji police said fingernails from Red Cross director John Scott and partner Greg Scrivener had been removed for forensic testing. Read the full story/Visit the site - NZ Herald

Fiji murder accused was overstayer - 11-Jul-2001

The war of words is heating up between Fiji police and the family of a New Zealander brutally killed with his lover in Suva. Gregory Scrivener's family say they have evidence that he was tortured and then executed by more than one person but Fijian police are adamant there was only one killer and that they have him in custody. Video available on TVNZ website. Read the full story/Visit the site - TVNZ

Fiji farewells murdered Red Cross director - 10-Jul-2001

SUVA - Dignitaries, relatives and friends packed the National Gymnasium this morning to farewell John Scott the murdered director of the Fiji Red Cross Society. Eulogies were delivered by Scott's brother, Owen Scott, and his son Piers who spoke of the dedication, hard work and kindness that were an integral part of the Red Cross boss's life. Read the full story/Visit the site - Fiji Village News

Scrivener was tortured, says family - 10-Jul-2001

The family of New Zealander Gregory Scrivener says it has a report showing he was tortured before his brutal murder in Fiji. Mr Scrivener's sister and brother-in-law, Judy and Tony Alvos, received the pathologist's report and its distressing contents at their Tauranga home this morning. Read the full story/Visit the site - Bay of Plenty Times

Police to probe suspect's sex story - 10-Jul-2001

Fiji police have charged a 23-year-old man with the murders of Fiji Red Cross director John Scott and his partner, New Zealand-born Gregory Scrivener. Commissioner Isikia Savua said police had begun investigating claims by the defendant, Apitia Kaisau, that he had been sexually exploited by the pair, and were questioning other youths. Read the full story/Visit the site - NZ Herald

Man charged with double murder in Fiji - 9-Jul-2001

A man has appeared in court in Fiji charged with the murder of Red Cross head John Scott and his partner, New Zealander Gregory Scrivener. The two men were found hacked to death in their Suva home eight days ago. Apete Kaisau, 23, declined legal representation and Magistrate Aminiasi Katonivualiku adjourned the case until July 20 and remanded Kaisau for a psychiatric examination. Read the full story/Visit the site - Fiji Village News

Police release Fiji murder suspects - 8-Jul-2001

Fiji police have released the two associates of murdered Fiji Red Cross Director John Scott and his partner, Greg Scrivener, held in custody for questioning. Police said the pair, an alleged drug dealer and an ex-policeman, were not suspects but offered strong leads to investigators. Read the full story/Visit the site - Fiji Village News

Shadow of gay phobia over 'angel of light' - 7-Jul-2001

John Scott was the lifeline for Fiji coup hostages who dubbed him the "angel of light." But the Red Cross leader's brutal death has prompted dark questions about his private life and highlighted the anti-gay attitude that threads its way through the islands' society. Read the full story/Visit the site - NZ Herald

Fiji murder charges to be laid - 6-Jul-2001

Fiji police are expected to lay murder charges today for the brutal slaying of Fiji Red Cross director John Scott and his partner, New Zealander Gregory Scrivener. The Fiji Times reported police commissioner Isikia Savua as saying he had enough evidence to lay the charges. Read the full story/Visit the site - NZ Herald

Fiji police questioning second suspect over murders - 5-Jul-2001

Fiji police are questioning a second suspect in relation to the murders of Fiji Red Cross director John Scott and his New Zealand-born partner, Greg Scrivener. Police said they had picked up the man yesterday and were holding him at Nabua police station in Suva, where the first suspect, taken in on Tuesday, is also being held for questioning. Read the full story/Visit the site - Fiji Village News

Suspect in custody for Fiji murders - 4-Jul-2001

Fiji police have arrested a man in relation to the murders of Fiji Red Cross director John Scott and his New Zealand-born partner, Greg Scrivener. A 20-year-old man was arrested early yesterday morning after police raided his home in Tamavua, near Suva. Read the full story/Visit the site - Fiji Village News

Threat of testimony may have fuelled Fiji killings - 3-Jul-2001

Fiji police suspect the brutal slaying of Red Cross chief John Scott and his partner, expatriate New Zealander Gregory Scrivener, was politically motivated. The suspicion echoes the belief by Mr Scrivener's family that the killings were carried out by people determined to prevent Mr Scott from testifying in the treason trial of coup plotter George Speight. Read the full story/Visit the site - NZ Herald

Fiji Red Cross director, partner killed - 2-Jul-2001

SUVA - Police in Fiji have confirmed that Red Cross Fiji Director John Scott was one of two men found dead at Scott’s Suva home today. Police Commissioner Isikia Savua said the body of 53-year-old Scott was found along with that of his partner, 39-year-old Gregory Scrivener. Read the full story/Visit the site - NZ Herald

Tribute paid to John Scott, Fiji Red Cross Director General - 2-Jul-2001

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies today formally expressed its condolences to the Fiji Red Cross Society, the family, friends and colleagues of the late John Scott, Director General of the Fiji Red Cross, and his partner Gregory Scrivener. Scott and Scrivener were found dead in their home in Suva on Sunday morning. The motive behind their death is under police investigation. Read the full story/Visit the site - Red Cross

Kiwi focus of Fiji murder hunt - 2-Jul-2001

A New Zealander is believed to be involved in a police investigation into the murders of two men in Fiji, one of whom was the head of the local Red Cross. John Scott, aged 53, who played a crucial mediation role in Fiji's coup drama last year, was brutally murdered with his partner, New Zealander Gregory Scrivener, 39, in a bedroom of the Scott house in Suva. Read the full story/Visit the site - NZ Herald

Thirty police investigating Fiji double murder - 2-Jul-2001

Post mortem examinations will be conducted today on the bodies of Fiji Red Cross director John Scott and his partner, Gregory Scrivener, who were murdered yesterday at their home in Suva. Fiji is reported to be in shock after the brutal killing of Mr Scott, aged 53, and Mr Scrivener, a 39-year-old originally from Tauranga. Read the full story/Visit the site - Bay of Plenty Times

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