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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It was revealed during a police investigation that a man accused of stabbing his cousin’s boyfriend has an active arrest warrant for a sex case from last year. A woman called police last month to report that her boyfriend had been stabbed multiple times in the back and...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 46-year old man who is accused of assaulting his wife at their home in Pago Pago while he was heavily intoxicated told police that the reason he did this was because he wanted to discipline his wife for disrespecting him in front of her family and their friends. The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 37-year-old bus driver, who assaulted a man by punching him in the face and kicking him multiple times, while he was on the ground, was sentenced last week to 24 months behind bars. Viliamu Valoaga was initially charged with third degree assault; third degree property...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 47-year-old man who is on probation for a drug conviction was arrested by police three weeks ago on the allegation that he unlawfully entered a house and assaulted his wife in front of her boyfriend. However, when police apprehended the defendant, drugs were allegedly...
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PNG — Papua New Guinea athlete Debbie Kaore says she would have died if she had not escaped from her former partner. Lieutenant Murray Oa was charged with causing grievous bodily harm after footage of him assaulting Ms Kaore in front of her children was shared widely on social media, sparking...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Another man accused of assaulting his wife in front of his three young children in Kokoland was arrested and appeared in court this week. This is the third man arrested and charged with domestic violence against women recently. The defendant, a 51-year-old man from Samoa...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 35-year-old man accused of punching a 15-year-old boy and then striking the boy with a tree branch has entered into a plea agreement with the government. Teofilo Afamasaga who has been in custody since his arrest, unable to post a $10,000 surety bond appeared in court...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A young mother accused of abusing her young child before she turned around and allegedly assaulted an elderly woman who reported the child abuse incident to police two years ago is now in custody after she was arrested last week pursuant to an arrest warrant from the...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 33-year-old man from Ottoville was arrested by police last week on the allegation that he stabbed another man with a kitchen knife. The defendant was later identified as Tevita Mafi. According to the government’s case, it was around 6:17 p.m on May 15th, 2020 when...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 26-year old man from Kokoland was arrested last week on the allegation that he assaulted an Asian man and stole his bag containing his wallet and cell phone. Valaau Asomau made his initial appearance in District Court last week where he entered a not guilty plea to...

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