Inquest rules suicide in police cell death [1]
Friday, July 8, 2022 - 21:40
An inquest has ruled that the death of a 69-year-old man in a cell at the Mu'a Police station was a suicide.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Tevita Vailea said today that the inquest was held on 7 July.
“From the evidence presented, the inquest was satisfied and concluded that the death was indeed a suicide,” he said.
Police had initially reported that the man was overly intoxicated, when arrested and detained by Police during the evening on Sunday, 3 July
He was found dead in the police cell on the morning of 4 July in circumstances indicating suicide.
Investigators from the Tonga Police Professional Standards Unit had also investigated the death.