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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man charged with a single count of second-degree assault — a felony — waived his right to a preliminary examination this past Wednesday in District Court. (To protect the identity of the victim, who is the defendant's wife, Samoa News is withholding the names of all...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Domestic violence cases involving the beating and abuse of wives, girlfriends, and in some cases husbands by their spouse or partner, at their homes, is one of the rising offenses in the territory over the last two months. Often, alcohol is involved, sometimes drugs, as...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A domestic violence Incident between a Tafuna couple ended up sadly after they were both arrested and spent two nights at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) before they were appeared in District Court last week for their initial appearances. When arrested by...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of assaulting his son using two PVC pipes is now in custody after being arrested by police last week. The defendant made his initial appearance in District Court. He is charged with one count of abusing of a child and one count of 2nd degree assault, both...
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Apia, SAMOA — Samoa Police are concerned at the rise of domestic violence in the last three years. Assistant Police Commissioner Auapa'au Logoitino Filipo was talking following the death of a mother of six, allegedly at the hands of her husband this past week. Auapa'au said the woman — between 30...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man convicted by the court last year for 3rd degree assault and endangering the welfare of a child, both involving domestic violence is now back in court after police arrested him two weeks ago on the allegation that he assaulted his wife again. To protect the identity...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA —  An overstayer who made his initial appearance in District Court last month was remanded to custody on a 'no bail' status. According to Immigration, the defendant's Immigration ID expired on March 19, 2021 The defense attorney informed the court that the defendant's...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man convicted of assault was sentenced by the High Court to 5 years probation and is now in custody after being arrested last month and accused of abusing his 4-year-old nephew. During the arrest, cops discovered a glass pipe containing white crystalline substance in...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa has been urged by the international community to do more to counter domestic and gender-based violence. It was a recurring theme as the country fronted up for its Universal Periodic Review at the United Nations Human Rights council this week. Diplomats from dozens of countries...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An alleged fight between a couple from Tafuna over the wife’s suspicion that her husband was having an affair has landed the couple in jail. It’s alleged that after the man assaulted his wife during a domestic spat, the wife went to a nearby store and allegedly assaulted...

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