Pacific / Samoa

Samoa village brawl suspects charged with grievous bodily harm

16:52 pm on 30 May 2018

Latest reports from the Police in Samoa are that the two suspects handed over to the police by Salelavalu village matais have been charged with grevious bodily harm.

Photo: RNZI/ Autagavaia Tipi Autagavaia

The pair are in police custody in Apia to await a court appearance in two weeks' time.

But the police spokesperson, Auapa'au Logoitino Filipo, said the Salelologa village council was meeting to discuss the possible handing over of several suspects who are alleged to have caused damage to small business vendors at Salelologa market on Monday morning.

Meanwhile the police said the two suspects in custody who are aged 21 and 36, are also being investigated in relation to a video posted on social media showing a youth from nearby Saletagaloa with a shotgun pointed at his head.