12 Aug 2019

Investigations open into apparent suicide of Jeffrey Epstein

From First Up, 5:09 am on 12 August 2019

Let's begin in the US where the FBI has opened a formal investigation into how US financier Jeffrey Epsteen was able to apparently kill himself in prison while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. His body was discovered early on Friday at a facility in New York. Mr Epstein was being held on federal charges which included the trafficking of under age girls for sex. The FBI and the Justice Department's Inspector General will carry out seperate investigations into the incident. Joining me now from the US is Nick Harper.