Tavalea Tupou (17) was sentenced to four-years imprisonment for stabbing another boy on the head with a sharp object, in a school fight in Nuku'alofa, last year. There is need for deterrence to bring such senseless violence to a halt, the Supreme Court judge said in imposing the sentence yesterday. This is the second student involved in a school violence to be sent to prison this year.
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Wednesday 17 June 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Friday 25 September 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Representatives of secondary schools in Tongatapu gathered at the CBD to mark the International Day of Peace on Friday, 25 September in a special bonding program aimed to stop school fights. Photos by Linny Folau.
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Friday 15 August 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The semi-finals of the Tongatapu Secondary Schools Rugby went ahead today, Friday 15 August at Teufaiva Stadium despite a game being stopped last week due to spectators fighting.
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Thursday 13 March 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Five men, identified as Liahona ex-students, have been arrested and charged in connection with a school fight in Nuku‘alofa on March 6. Another eight suspects were to be arrested today, according to Tonga Police.
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Friday 7 March 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Amid growing concern over the escalating schools violence in Nuku‘alofa, Tonga Police beefed up their patrols around the seafront bus station and CBD today following yesterday's street fight and the arrest of two men.
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Friday 19 July 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Student violence last night, that saw two boys admitted to Vaiola Hospital and the arrest of 147 boys, has forced the postponement of the finals of the Tongatapu Secondary School Rugby Tournament that were scheduled for today.
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