Manus Assylum Seekers

PNG Government plays down Manus violence

A PNG detention centre guard was allegedly murdered after being bashed and drowned at the weekend and another PNG worker lost his hand in a separate machete attack.

There's also claims three Australian expat workers allegedly drugged and gang raped a local woman earlier in July.

Local authorities are angry the trio have been flown back to Australia before an investigation, and a peak Australian lawyers body fears there's been a cover up.

A spokesman for Prime Minister Peter O'Neill said the incidents were not a reflection of the island's safety.