Results for From the Courts

Five men appeared at the Magistrate's Court in Nuku'alofa today, September 12 charged with conspiring to commit robbery in relation to the armed hold-up and robbery of thousands of pa'anga from the Westpac Bank of Tonga branch at Ma'ufanga on September 5.

A 42-year-old man from Nukunuku in Tongatapu was found guilty on three counts of sodomy, indecent assault and attempted indecent assault of a 13-year-old boy, in an incident that occurred in July last year after the offender grabbed the boy who was walking home.

A 28-year-old Folaha man was found guilty of raping a 23-year-old woman whom he knew was mentally unstable, at Longoteme on August 30, 2009.

Three young men were sentenced to six years imprisonment each for the manslaughter of a 23-year-old man killed in a drinking party at Talafo'ou in 2009, in what was described as a horrific crime.

Three former FIFA executive committee members banned in a World Cup bidding scandal, including Tonga's 'Ahongalu Fusimalohi, will have their appeals heard no sooner than October, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Monday. Meanwhile, Fusimalohi has become a Special Adviser to the Tongan Prime Minister and he was named by TASA as its Chef de Mission for the London Olympic Games next year.

Vatulele Tuputupu (43) from Niutoua was charged with manslaughter by negligence and driving under the influence of alcohol causing the death of a female passenger in an accident on Taufa'ahau Road at Lapaha on August 1.

Two Tongans have been charged with grievous bodily harm for injuries inflicted on two Asian men at Tungua in Ha'apai on July 13.

A 19-year-old woman living at Ha'asini in Tongatapu who pleaded guilty to four counts of indecently assaulting a boy, received an 18 months suspended sentence at the Supreme Court today, July 21.

A 23 year old man died in an altercation on Vuna Road, Nuku'alofa at 10 pm on Saturday July 9 and a private security guard has been charged with his murder.