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Police are hunting for an escaped prisoner Heamani Lopeti, otherwise known as Heamani Nehoa, who escaped from the Nuku'alofa Police station on Monday, October 8. The escapee has a red bird tattooed on his right arm, with a second tattoo of Tongan kupesi design with the words 'Apifo'ou College, Lupeni Tangimana and Kele Tokai, on his left arm.

Tonga police are hunting armed robbers who held-up a security guard with a rifle at a shop in Haveluloto last Friday October 5, including one suspect who was arrested but has escaped from police custody.

Tonga's Police Commissioner did not expect any more people would be charged in relation to the death of New Zealand Police Officer Kali Fungavaka in Tonga, but he did not rule out the possibility as the homicide investigation continues. He said the investigation had been done with integrity but that the police still had a long way to go in restoring public confidence.

Tonga's Police Commissioner said it is a very painstaking job collating all the information and cross referencing it to ensure they give the Solicitor General the best possible information for him to decide on what charges are finally laid in relation to the death of New Zealand police officer Kali Fungavaka.

Tonga's Police Commissioner Grant O'Fee said today that New Zealand Police officer Kali Fungavaka was beaten to death in Tonga. Two policemen who were charged with assault in connection with his death in police custody, will now face new upgraded charges of manslaughter in court on Monday, September 3, while a murder charge against a civilian will be reduced from murder to manslaughter.

Tonga's Police Commissioner Grant O'Fee said that the cause of death of New Zealand Police officer Kali Fungavaka in Tonga would be determined by an autopsy to be completed in New Zealand, and the report expected at the end of the week would assist a Tonga police enquiry.

Two policemen who are in custody in relation to the death of New Zealand Police officer Kali Fungavaka have been charged with common assault, Tonga's Acting Deputy Police Commissioner Soakai Motu'apuaka said today.

Kali Fungavaka, the New Zealand Police officer whose family at Fua'amotu was informed he had died at Vaiola Hospital this morning, is now confirmed to be held in a serious critical condition on life support. It is understood that hIs children have arrived in Tonga and other family were travelling from New Zealand to be with him tonight.

Two women and one man have been charged with producing pornographic videos, in a police crack down on pornography in Nuku'alofa.