A vendor accused of assaulting college students in a school brawl last year has pleaded guilty to one count of assault in the District Court. Sooau Va’a Brown was initially charged with three assault-related charges which he has denied. When his matter was called for hearing on Wednesday, he vaca.
The Samoan Government has appealed a decision by District Court Judge Mata'utia Raymond Schuster to discharge two men without conviction who pleaded guilty to causing injury.
Baby dies in Samoa after being electrocuted at home; Tonga Geological Service warns toxic seawater around volcano may poison fish; Suspended Samoa police prosecutor reinstated, and more.