10 Mar 2025

Calls for investigation into death at Orere Point

From Checkpoint, 4:40 pm on 10 March 2025

The family of Fa'asala Sam Matue who died after being tased by police during a pursuit last Sunday at Orere Point is still waiting to hear his official cause of death, so they can repatriate his body for burial in Australia. A community petition has been launched calling for an independent investigation into the death, which occurred after a police pursuit last Sunday at Orere Point. Grace Fiava'ai reports.