Child drowns in Popua seafront swimming pool
A six-year-old boy drowned at a public swimming pool on the seafront at Popua yesterday afternoon, January 21. This is the first death reported from drowning in Tonga for the New Year.
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Offender gets long jail term for indecently assaulting young girl
Leuma La’ulu (52) a Samoan national living in Tonga was sentenced to six and a half years at Hu’atolitoli Prison for indecently assaulting a nine-year-old girl at ‘Utulau in July earlier this year.
Father charged with indecent assaults in 'Eua
A 61-year-old father has been charged by police with 12 counts of indecent assault and attempted incest on his 13-year-old daughter in ‘Eua.
Father imprisoned for six years for incest
A six-years imprisonment sentence was imposed on a 49-year-old father on numerous charges of incest and indecent assault, that he had repeatedly committed on his young daughter from 2005-09.
Suspended sentence for father convicted of incest and indecent assault
Justice Robert Shuster imposed a four years suspended sentence on a 48-year-old father from Ha’ateiho who was convicted of incest and indecent assault, which he committed on his two daughters in 2008.
Rescuers smash toilet door to save little girl from abductor
A six-year-old girl was rescued by passers-by after a man forced her into the public toilets at Talamahu Market on April 4, in broad daylight in the busiest part of the Tongan capital.
5 years jail for bus stop rapist
A 38 year old man was sentenced to five years imprisonment for rape and one year for indecent assault, after picking up his victim at a bus stop.
