Airline sends support staff to Nadi after reports of assault during a night out in the early hours of 1 January

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A suspect known to Fijian police has been questioned over an alleged sexual assault of a Virgin Australia flight crew member amid ongoing investigations.

Fijian authorities are investigating allegations the crew member was assaulted while celebrating New Year’s Eve, and separately, that another crew member was robbed.

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