Monday 8 December 2025 Mulinuu Apia. The six individuals charged in relation to horrific acts of violence against a woman while she was tied to a steel pole appeared in Court during criminal mentions on Monday morning.
The disturbing video on social media had shown a woman being tied to a steel pole while being assaulted by family members of her husband.
One person is beating the victim with a large wooden stick while another is tying her up to a pole with rope.
The woman is heard begging for them to stop, while an elderly woman is seen cutting the victim’s hair with a pair of scissors.
““Aua e ke mogoi” (Don’t move)
“E oki ou lima?” (You want me to cut your fingers?) as the woman is seen trying to shield her head with her hands.
The attackers themselves filmed the incident and circulated it on social media with allegations of infidelity to justify their actions.
As reported at the time by Samoa Global News, Police identified the accused as family members of the late Tagaloasa Filipaina and the victim was taken from her home at Vaitele-Fou to Faleatiu, where she was detained against her will and gang bashed by the defendants.
The Court list on Monday named the six Faleatiu defendants as four women and two men. The woman being – Luulau Faisauvale, 61, Malaea Tanu, 21, Pau Kaio, 26, and Luulau Lealofi Palau Faisauvale, 39, all of Faleatiu.
The two men being charged are Kaio Kaio, 32, and Talimalama Taualai, 31.
All the defendants pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping, armed with a dangerous weapon, grievous bodily harm, as well as the lesser charges of actual bodily harm and assault.
Outside Court the defendants who are all out on bail, covered their faces and did not want their photos taken.
One defendant assaulted a Samoa Global News reporter, slapping down her camera and demanding that the photos taken be removed.
“Vaai kape lou aka lea ga pue ehh, leai sou feau e ke puea ai lo’u aka leai ma se faakagaga..”
“Kape gei le aka ga, ae ou te lei avea oe i leoleo.. Kape gei a i luma ii le aka ga..”
The young reporter looked out for Police but they were on the other side. A senior reporter from TV1 responded to defend the SGN reporter and exchanged words with the Faleatiu defendant.
The SGN reporter will be pressing charges for the incident which happened outside Court on Monday morning.
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