How a youth offender phenomenon captured Melbourne and didn t let go
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Solomone was a regular at the Galuega house and friends with all six of Vaifoa s children.
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A light breeze blew through the final moments of an overcast afternoon as Vaifoa Galuega watched her son s best friend collapse.
Warning: this story contains graphic content that some readers may find upsetting.
Solomone Taufeulungaki, a six-foot-tall rugby player described by his teachers as a protective teddy bear , landed in the arms of his best friend Keidis, blood seeping into his school shirt from multiple stab wounds, outside Brimbank Shopping Centre on Tuesday, June 16.