Alleged domestic dispute results in injury to one-year old baby
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On August 31, 2025, a victim of a domestic dispute called the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) and reported that she was allegedly assaulted by her father-in-law,



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