26 June 2019, Apia Samoa. Afa Tila, 38, of Satuimalufilufi and Mulifanua has been sent to Tafaigata for 11 months by Justice Leiataualesa Daryl Clarke for stabbing his 17 year old wife in the eye with a wooden stick. Afa Tile’s young wife had decided to leave him for repeated incidents of violence which according […]
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Sentencing For Man who Stabbed his Wife in the Eye Adjourned to Next Week
22 June 2019, Apia Samoa. The sentencing of a man who stabbed his wife in the eye earlier this year with a wooden stick was adjourned to next week Tuesday after he pleaded with the Courts for forgiveness. Afa Tila of Satuimalufilufi and Mulifanua had taken the 17 year old victim as his wife just […]
Man Charged With Attempted Murder
18 January 2019, Apia Samoa. The suspect involved in an incident where a woman was shot and suffered wounds to her face has been charged with attempted murder. This was confirmed by Police Commissioner, Sua Fuiavailili Egon Keil to the Samoa media. “The victim is still alive and she is at the hospital still but […]
Woman Suffers Gunshot Wound to Her Face
16 January 2019, Apia Samoa. Doctors at the Motootua national hospital performed emergency surgery on a woman who was brought in last night suffering from a gunshot wound to her face area. Police Commissioner Fuiavailili Sua Egon Keil confirmed that a firearm was involved and that they were investigating the incident. “In regards to the victim, […]