Sioeli ʻAholelei Finau was allegely stabbed during a brawl and family and friends said they are devastated by his death (Photo/Facebook)
The heart-broken family and friends of a young soldier with His Majesty’s Armed Forces fatally stabbed in a brutal attack in Nuku’alofa CBD Saturday night 11 say the pain of losing him is unimaginable.
A son of Tonga’s Pelehake community, Sioeli ‘Aholelei Finau, 24, was remembered as a smart, spirited young man.
He treasured his family and held to his Christian faith, his friends on Facebook say.
Finau was allegedly stabbed on the chest during a brawl happened around midnight near E.M. Jones Ltd. building.
His friends and family have described the situation as a loss of a ”beautiful soul taken too soon”.
“So sad [because] he is so young and he had a bright future ahead but the good memories will forever filled the hearts of his loving families for eternity”, a Facebook user who sympathized with his family wrote.
Police have arrested a 25-year-old accused from Kolofo’ou with the knife allegedly used to kill the deceased.
The accused remains in custody to appear at the Nuku’alofa Magistrate’s Court on July 21.
