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DPS Central Station
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man in his 20s was taken into the custody of police over the weekend after the  beating death of a 45-year-old man from the village of Sailele. Senior police officers at the Central Station confirmed this with Samoa News as efforts to get official comments from the...
Amosa Lautaimi, handcuffed and making his way to the District Court yesterday morning for his initial appearance
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of beating his wife to death during a domestic violence incident last week is now charged with first degree murder, a crime that carries a life imprisonment term. He’s also charged with attempted arson in the first degree, a felony, along with three...
Aperaamo Tonia (left) and Ofisa Malo (right)
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two young men were arrested by DPS detectives last week and have been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the killing of a man, who was beaten to death with his body left on the side of the road in Taputimu last month. Aperaamo Tonia and Ofisa Malo made...
 ( l r) Grieving sister Pelenatete Senio with her brother and victim of a fatal beating, Miracle Iva Aileone
Apia, SAMOA — The oldest sister of 20-year-old Miracle Iva Aileone, is mourning the loss of her little brother, who was allegedly beaten to death on the evening of Easter Sunday in Fasitoo Uta. Pelenatete Senio, 37, said it’s hard to forget her brother, the fourth of seven siblings, and a funny yet...