Lefagaoalii News Today

A round-up of news in brief from around the region.

Twelve Lefagaoalii men, who've been charged in connection to an elderly man who was hog-tied, have been referred to the Supreme Court to answer to kidnapping charges. Initially, it was only an elderly matai, Aitauia Ioasa Lemau, 70, who appeared in the Supreme Court for charges of attempted murde...

A round-up of news in brief from around the region.

A 70-year-old matai, who was charged with attempted murder in connection with the case of a hog-tied man, has been granted bail after spending over a week in custody. Aitauia Ioasa Lemau, who appeared before Supreme Court Justice, Fepuleai Ameperosa Roma earlier this week was represented by lawye...

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In an update on the case revolving around the 72-year-old man who was bashed and hogtied and carried like a pig through his village, the Lefagaoalii village m

A Lefagaoalii village matai, who is facing an attempted murder charge in connection to the case of a man who was hog-tied, appeared before the Supreme Court on Monday. The elderly matai, Aitauia Ioasa Lemau from the Savai'i village was represented by lawyer Alex Su’a stood before Justice Niava Ma...

The 1.12 min video footage that was taken last week of a man in Savai’i being hog-tied and carried on a stick in a village has been doing the rounds on various online forums after going viral last weekend.The actions of the villagers to mete out justice in that form were unorthodox, to say the le...

“An elderly man from Lefagaoali'i in Savai'i was admi:ed to the hospital after he was allegedly beaten, tied to a stick and carried away from his place of residence by untitled men of the village who were executing an order from the matai of the village council”. Samoa Observer headline two days ...

Police have charged 12 men from Lefagaoalii village including one with attempted murder in connection to a man who was hog-tied and carried out of his home for defying the village. Those being charged include six matai and six untitled men who have been released on bail pending their Court appear...

A round-up of news in brief from around the region.