June 2, 2020
A man has been arrested and charged with two counts of causing serious bodily injuries following a disturbance at the Savalalo Fishmarket on Saturday 30th May 2020 in the afternoon that involved a machete. He has been remanded in custody until the 22nd of June 2020 for mention.
The suspect was armed with a machete in a vigorous tussle with two other males as shown in a video clip that went viral on Facebook.
Two male victims were admitted to the Intensive Care Unit at the Motootua Hospital due to serious multiple injuries sustained from this vicious attack.
A thorough investigation into this matter is handled by our Criminal Investigation Division.
Working Together for Safer Samoa
FA’AO’OGAMANU’A TUGĀ I LE MAKETI O I’A I SAVALALO
Ua saisaiina mai ma taofia i lalo le vaaiga a Leoleo le alii na faia se faaoogaman’ua e faaaogaina ai se agaese e fa’atali ai lona fa’amasinoga i le aso 22 Iuni 2020 mo le valaauga muamua. O lenei mataupu sa fa’apea ona tula’i mai I le aoauli o le Aso Toana’i 30 o Me 2020. Sa fapea ai ona fa’aaoga e lē o lo ua molia nei se agaese e faaoo ai ni manu’aga I ni alii se to’alua a’o tauivi ai ma taua’ifusu pei ona faaalia I se ata sa tuuina I luga o upega tafailagi (Facebook).
O lo ua taofia nei I le potu mo gasegase tigaina I le falema’i I Motootua nei alii e to’alua e afua mai I le ogaoga o ni manu’aga na a’afia ai I lea osofaiga e faaaogaina ai se agaese (sapelu).
O lo ua nafa nei le vaega Su’esu’e Faapitoa a le ofisa o Leoleo I le su’esu’eina auiliili o lenei mataupu mo le tuuina atu I luma o le faamasinoga.
Galulue fa’atasi mo se Samoa saogalemu.