Man and woman indicted for 2nd degree murder after a body was found on Kailua trail

By CNN

Published January 4, 2020 10:54 AM

Pearl City, HI (KITV) — A man and woman charged with kidnapping a 38-year-old Pearl City man last year have both been indicted by a grand jury for second degree murder.

38-year-old Keone Labatad and 35-year-old Stacey Ma’ae are accused of kidnapping Benjamin Awong. His body was found on a hiking trail in Kailua.

Bail is set at $500,000, but the court is reviewing a request to have it increased to $1 million.

Both are scheduled to be back in court next Monday.

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