Pahu man detained to 2017 for alleged brutal attack [1]
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 - 20:04
Viliami Kupu (21), who was arrested and charged with the brutal assault of a 58-year old grandmother at Pahu, on Thursday, November 17 is detained until 2017.
Police said today the accused man from Pahu will remain in custody to appear in court on a date to be fixed next year.
He has been recently charged with grievous bodily harm in relation to the brutal assault of Ellen Yu at her home early on November 17.
A Tongan national, he was initially charged with assault with a weapon, housebreaking and theft.
The victim who has been discharged from hospital, had sustained serious injuries when she was attacked with a piece of wood while asleep in her room at her home at Pahu, shortly before 3:30am.