A man was hospitalised after a savage machete attack in Fonongahina last week .
The man, who was unofficially identified as Samoa Latai of Fua’amotu, was attacked before he managed to escape the scene and allegedly got help
from a passerby.
It was alleged two men on a pick up van arrived at Latai’s residence and picked him up before the incident happened.
A photo of Latai while in hospital obtained by Kaniva News
shows
Latai received
wounds to both his right
and left hands
.
Police in Tonga did not immediately respond to our request for comments.