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Kiwi cop's body home today

The body of a Kiwi police officer who died following an assault in a Tongan police cell is expected to return to New Zealand this afternoon.Constable Kali Fungavaka died in hospital surrounded by family on Thursday night from injuries allegedly received at the hands of two Tongan police officers and another prisoner.The officers and the inmate have been charged with assault, after Fungavaka was beaten in two separate incidents. He was in Tonga to attend his grandfather's funeral, but was arrested for drunkenness after he allegedly became involved in a bar fight.Fungavaka's family, who come from South Auckland, described him as a \family man with four beautiful kids