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Three men in Samoa jailed for death of village matai

Samoa's Supreme Court has convicted and jailed three men from Savaii for the death of a 44-year-old village matai last June.Tagaloa Teropika has been sentenced to eight and half years in jail, while Tuleaga Aiesi and Tavita Pauli will serve seven and a half years after pleading guilty to one charge each of manslaughter and grievous bodily harm.According to the police summary of facts, the matai and two other men were swimming and drinking beer at a pool in Sapapalii.The defendants became upset at the fact the men were breaking pool rules by drinking alcohol, with one of them swimming naked and then assaulted the men as they tried to escape.