The life of a Korean couple in their late 50s, the Lees who have called Tonga home for the past 24 years, was shattered when their house was broken into in January and again last week when they were attacked and robbed as they returned home in the evening at Kolomotu'a.
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Wednesday 10 February 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga Police are detaining a man in relation to an alleged attack on a Korean couple outside their home in Kolomotu’a on Thursday night, 4 February, and they are looking for another man.
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Monday 8 February 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A four year-old boy died last night 7 February after sustaining serious injuries from a road accident on Saturday, 6 February at Tu'anekivale in Vava'u.
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Wednesday 3 February 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A man has been arrested and charged with injuring a man whom he allegedly shot in the kneecap during an altercation at a home in Holonga, Tongatapu on Tuesday night 2 February.
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Monday 1 February 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 36-year-old Chinese man is in Vaiola Hospital with multiple injuries after he was violently beaten up by four persons also of Chinese origin during an alleged housebreaking at his home in Pili, Tongatapu on 19 January.
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Thursday 28 January 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 63-year-old Tongan woman, a former Police Officer, has been charged with one count of perjury in relation to the Tongan passport investigation on Wednesday, 27 January. Twelve people have been charged so far and police are likely to make more charges as their investigation continues in Nuku'alofa.
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Wednesday 27 January 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Since a Tonga Police Task Force investigation began in August last year, 11 people have been charged in relation to alleged fraudulent activities over the issuing of Tongan passports. While the investigation continues in Nuku'alofa, the Police Commissioner Stephen Caldwell said today that public speculation was "unhelpful" and he called for restraint in public commentary through the media in order to allow a fair trial of the accused.
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Wednesday 27 January 2016
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Neiafu, Vava'u
A 24-year-old man who allegedly shot two women seriously injuring one at Vaipua Bridge in Vava’u had allegedly used a .22 rifle during a confrontation with another group of people early Saturday morning, 23 January.
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Tuesday 26 January 2016
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Neiafu, Vava'u
A 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged with injuring two women, one of them seriously, whom he allegedly shot during a confrontation at Vaipua Bridge in Vava'u, early Saturday morning, 23 January.
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Friday 22 January 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Burglars stole Tongan handicrafts worth around $5,800 pa'anga from the Catholic Women's League centre at Ma'ufanga on Tuesday night, 19 January.
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Monday 18 January 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 19-year-old man has been charged with murder in relation to death of a 36-year-old man whom he allegedly stabbed during an incident in Fua’amotu on Sunday night, 17 January.
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Monday 18 January 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A six-year-old boy is reported to be in a stable condition at Vaiola Hospital after sustaining serious injuries when he was hit by a vehicle on Friday, 15 January at Tokomololo.
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Friday 15 January 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga Police are still searching for two men who robbed a Chinese shop in Fasi on Saturday night, 9 January, allegedly using an air gun.
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Wednesday 13 January 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Police have ruled out any suspicion in regards to the death of German man, Wolfgang Borner (59) who was found dead at sea in ‘Eua on December 30, 2015.
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Tuesday 12 January 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Police are searching for two men who robbed a Chinese shop in Fasi on Saturday night, 9 January, allegedly using an air gun.
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Thursday 7 January 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Mateni Topui (62) from the village of Navutoka, in eastern Tongatapu died at Vaiola Hospital on Monday morning 4 January after drinking from a bottle of hazardous weed killing chemicals, which is alleged was mistaken for Tongan medicine.
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Wednesday 23 December 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 28-year-old man is in custody for reckless driving causing harm, after he allegedly hit a woman with his vehicle on the side of a road in Ngele'ia on Tuesday night, 22 December.
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Thursday 17 December 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 65-year-old Tongan woman has been charged with forgery in relation to forged Tongan passports that were issued using alleged false documents in Nuku'alofa.
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Friday 27 November 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Police have named a drowing victim, as Haini Muller (24) from Fatai, who drowned at Hufangalupe Beach, Vaini on 26 November.
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Thursday 26 November 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 24-year-old man drowned at Hufangalupe beach in Vaini this morning 26 November after falling off the cliff while another man who jumped in to rescue him was saved by Tonga Police.
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