Vava’u Police have charged a 16-year-old teenage boy accused of killing another 19-year-old male teenager in Neiafu.
Kevini Fifita, 19, died on September 28 after he sustained serious head injuries.
He was allegedly assaulted during a drunken fight at Tu’anekivale.
His 16-year-old accuser was arrested and he remains in police custody.
He is expected to appear at the Magistrate’s Court in Neiafu on Monday, October 7,
Police were not looking for anyone else in relation to the incident
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