Three men charged with murder in Afa [1]
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - 16:48
Three men have been charged with the murder of a 49-year old man early this morning Tuesday, 22 July in Afa in the eastern district of Tongatapu.
Tonga's Police Commissioner Grant O’Fee said this afternoon the victim was walking home from a kava club at around 1:10am when he allegedly got into an argument with the three suspects who were drinking alcohol.
They got into a disagreement and a fight broke out. The victim was rushed to Vaiola Hospital but died on the way, he said.
Police investigations continue while waiting on a post-mortem examination to determine the cause death.
The accused who are between the ages of 18-25 years were arrested by police investigators from the Mu'a Community Police Station.
They were remanded in custody to appear at the Mu’a Magistrate’s Court on 16 August.