Police reported two accidental deaths on Saturday, 5 September that included a diver who died from decompression while diving in Tongatapu, and a man who fell from a van.
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Monday 7 September 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Monday 7 September 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 37-year-old man is in hospital after a masked man shot him in the thigh during an armed hold-up at a petrol station in Ma’ufanga early Friday morning, 4 September.
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Thursday 3 September 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Supreme Court decision on whether or not People's Representative, Mateni Tapueluelu, will lose his parliamentary seat, will be made on 12-13 November, Lord Chief Justice O. G. Paulsen, stated yesterday September 2.
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Tuesday 1 September 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 12-year-old boy from Ha'ano was allegedly beaten up several times with a piece of timber and a machete. Ha'apai Police expect to arrest two male suspects in relation to the incident on the small island of Ha’ano.
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Friday 28 August 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two masked men armed with a machete and a stick seized over $500 pa’anga from a petrol station at Fua’amotu before fleeing on Thursday, 27 August.
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Thursday 27 August 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 40-year-old man has been charged with the assault of his five-year-old daughter whom he allegedly whipped with a belt leaving bruises on her back on Sunday, 23 August in Nukunuku, Tongatapu. The child has been removed from the home under a protection order.
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Thursday 27 August 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 52-year-old husband has been charged with bodily harm for a violent domestic assault when he allegedly threw boiling water on his wife, who remains hospitalized with severe burns.
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Thursday 20 August 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 20-year-old man from Leimatu’a has been charged with reckless driving causing death in a road crash in Neiafu on Thursday, 19 August.
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Wednesday 19 August 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Fourteen men have been arrested and charged in relation to alleged string of housebreaking, theft and one armed robbery committed in eight homes in the Nuku’alofa area from August 6-15.
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Wednesday 22 July 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 45-year-old man had drowned while out fishing off Kolonga, Tongatapu on Tuesday, 21 July.
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Tuesday 21 July 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A man in his 20s has been charged with grievous bodily harm after he allegedly assaulted his wife on Monday, 20 July at Popua. The couple are visiting Tonga from the United States.
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Friday 17 July 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two young men from ‘Ahau who died at Vaiola Hospital early Saturday morning, 11 July were suffering from pneumonia, Tonga Police said today.
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Tuesday 14 July 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Sioeli ‘Aholelei Finau (24) a soldier with His Majesty’s Armed Forces is the victim who died after he was allegedly stabbed with a knife during an incident in the Central Business District on Saturday night, 11 July.
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Monday 13 July 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 25-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a 24-year-old man who was allegedly stabbed with a knife in the chest on Saturday night 11 July, at the Nuku'alofa Central Business District.
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Monday 13 July 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The bodies of two friends who drowned at a beach in Veitongo on Saturday 11 July when one tried to save the other in strong currents - have been recovered.
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Thursday 11 June 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Police are seeking the owner of a gun linked with the June 6 death of Tonolo Halahingano (32), a security guard at the Treasure Island Resort on ‘Eueiki Island, Vava’u.
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Tuesday 9 June 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 32-year-old local man was found dead from gunshot wounds outside the Treasure Island Resort on ‘Eueiki Island in Vava’u on Saturday evening, 6 June.
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Tuesday 9 June 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Seleti Tupou (30) has been charged with reckless driving after his vehicle crashed into the fence of the Royal Palace in Nuku'alofa on Friday, 5 June.
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Friday 5 June 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga Police are looking for the driver of a vehicle that crashed into the fence of the Royal Palace in Nuku’alofa, this morning, 5 June.
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Wednesday 3 June 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 50-year-old man of Tongan/Australian origin has been charged in relation to the illegal importation of 288 cartons of Manchester brand tobacco without health warnings.
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