Australian woman found dead in Fiji, husband named as key suspect

The victim was allegedly murdered at a property on Service St in Suva on Tuesday afternoon. Image / Google

An Australian woman working for the United Nations has allegedly been murdered in Fiji.

The body of Jennifer Downes, a mother-of-three, was located at a property in Suva on Tuesday.

Her husband Henry Lusaka John was also found with serious injuries.

Local media FBC News reported the husband is believed to have fallen from a balcony in a suspected attempted suicide.

He is also being treated as the key suspect, they reported. It is understood he is still being treated at Colonial War Memorial Hospital.

Downes worked for the UN, and John also works for an international organisation. They were both Australian Nationals.

The couple and their three children reportedly moved to the neighbourhood a few months ago.

Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is providing consular assistance to the family.

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