Distressing footage of an apparent serious traffic accident in Tonga shows several people carrying what appears to be a motionless person towards a pickup truck.
Bystanders carry an apparently motionless person towards a pickup truck after a serious crash left a white car lying on its side in Tonga. Photo/Screenshot from livestreamed footage.
Part of the livestreamed footage shows a badly damaged white car lying on its side. The vehicle appears extensively dented and crushed following the crash.
The circumstances surrounding the accident, including its location, when it occurred and the condition of those involved, have yet to be officially confirmed.
Kaniva News has approached the relevant authorities for further information.
The incident has prompted concern on social media, with many questioning why serious crashes appear to occur so frequently in Tonga, despite its small population and closely connected communities.
There appears to have been a pattern of crashes reported almost every month this year.
Earlier this month, two separate incidents reportedly prompted Tonga Power Limited to announce outages affecting parts of Tongatapu after vehicles damaged electricity infrastructure.
Some Facebook commenters have linked the crashes to alcohol and drug use. However, authorities have not confirmed that either was involved in these incidents.
Tongan rugby league star Tolutau Koula could miss the remainder of the NRL season and face a race to recover for the World Cup after suffering a syndesmosis injury in Manly’s 44–24 victory over Newcastle.
The Sea Eagles centre was injured in a hip-drop tackle by Knights winger Dom Young during the first half of Saturday’s match at McDonald Jones Stadium.
Young has since been charged with grade-two dangerous contact and faces a one-match suspension with an early guilty plea. Because Newcastle has a bye in the final round, the suspension would rule him out of the Knights’ last regular-season match.
Koula will undergo scans to determine the severity of the ankle injury and whether surgery will be required.
With Manly having only two regular-season matches remaining, even a moderate syndesmosis injury could end Koula’s NRL campaign. A serious injury requiring surgery could involve a recovery period of six to eight weeks and potentially place his availability for Tonga at the Rugby League World Cup in doubt.
The injury occurred when Koula collected a short pass and attempted to run towards the tryline before Young brought him down from behind.
The weight of the tackle came down across the outside of Koula’s lower leg while his foot appeared trapped beneath him, forcing his ankle outwards and his knee inwards—a mechanism commonly associated with syndesmosis injuries and, in some cases, damage to the medial collateral ligament in the knee.
Koula was slow to rise but managed to play the ball before Caleb Navale crossed for a try. He was later ruled out of the remainder of the match.
Manly subsequently confirmed that Koula had suffered a syndesmosis injury, although scans will establish its full extent.
Fox League commentator Luke Keary immediately raised concerns after watching a replay of the tackle.
“It had all the mechanisms of a hip-drop; he lost his weight,” Keary said.
Referee Wyatt Raymond placed Young on report and sent him to the sin bin for 10 minutes.
Despite losing one of their leading attacking players, the Sea Eagles took control of the match and scored six tries after falling behind early. Josh Feledy, who replaced Koula, scored a hat-trick, while Reuben Garrick, Jason Saab and Lehi Hopoate also crossed.
The victory kept Manly’s slim hopes of qualifying for the top eight alive.
Young’s Newcastle teammate Tyson Frizell also faces a one-match suspension after receiving a grade-two dangerous-contact charge for a tackle on Manly fullback Tom Trbojevic.
Koula’s injury will be closely monitored by Tonga’s national selectors as preparations continue for the World Cup. The 23-year-old’s speed and ability to play at centre or fullback make him one of Tonga’s most important attacking players.
An alleged Comanchero motorcycle gang associate accused of involvement in the 2025 shooting of Tongan siblings Lolo Manaʻia Fakaʻosilea and Carlysha Leona Fakaʻosilea has been denied bail by the Brisbane Supreme Court.
Lloyd Michael Foran is accused of driving an unidentified gunman and another person to the Fakaʻosileas’ home in Rochedale, Brisbane, where the siblings were repeatedly shot on August 2, 2025.
Foran is not alleged to have fired the weapon but has been charged as a party to the attempted murder of former Queensland Reds player Lolo Fakaʻosilea. He is also charged with acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm to Carlysha and several other offences.
Details of the shooting emerged during a bail application by Lloyd Michael Foran, an alleged associate of the Comanchero motorcycle gang, who has been charged over his alleged involvement in the attack.
The Brisbane Supreme Court refused Foran’s application for bail after prosecutors alleged he had driven the unidentified gunman and another person to the Fakaʻosilea residence in a stolen hatchback.
Foran is not accused of firing the weapon but has been charged as a party to the attempted murder of Lolo Fakaʻosilea. He is also charged with acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm to Carlysha and several other offences.
Siblings repeatedly shot
CCTV footage presented in court allegedly showed three people wearing hooded clothing arriving at the property. One of them was reportedly carrying a clearly visible handgun.
Fakaʻosilea was seen running from the house carrying a baseball bat before a disguised gunman emerged and opened fire.
The attacker allegedly followed Fakaʻosilea and Carlysha as they retreated along the driveway, firing repeatedly at them.
Court documents showed that Fakaʻosilea was shot five times—in his right armpit, right bicep, the right side of his chest and twice in his abdomen.
Doctors recorded 10 bullet entry and exit wounds, as well as a fracture to his right arm. He underwent surgery during which three bullets were located and removed.
Prosecutors said that without medical intervention, Fakaʻosilea’s arm could have been at risk because of compartment syndrome, a serious condition caused by increased pressure within the muscles.
Carlysha was shot in her right thigh and suffered another gunshot wound through her wrist. A bullet lodged in her right buttock was removed during surgery.
Both siblings were taken to Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra Hospital for treatment.
Accused allegedly fled
Crown prosecutor Zachary Kaplan argued that Foran must have known his passenger was carrying a firearm because the gun was allegedly visible when the occupants left the vehicle.
Foran’s defence maintained that he was merely the driver and did not know a firearm would be used.
His lawyer told the court that Foran ran away when the shooting began and did not return, arguing that his actions indicated the use of the weapon had not formed part of any plan involving him.
The defence also argued that nobody had positively identified Foran and described the prosecution case as circumstantial.
However, prosecutors reportedly relied on DNA evidence allegedly found on the vehicle’s steering wheel and on a hooded jumper recovered at the scene.
Police also raised concerns about Foran’s alleged association with the Comanchero outlaw motorcycle gang.
Bail refused
Foran offered a $100,000 surety secured through equity in his mother’s home and said he would comply with a condition prohibiting contact with members of the Comanchero gang.
However, Justice Rebecca Treston found that the proposed conditions would not sufficiently reduce the risks associated with his release and refused bail.
Foran, who has reportedly remained in custody for about a year, also faces charges of attempted arson, dangerous conduct with a weapon and unlawful use of a motor vehicle.
No formal pleas have been entered, and the case remains before the courts.
The United States and Chinese embassies in Tonga have publicly clashed over whether an alleged arranged-marriage syndicate that recruited young Tongan women to China constitutes human trafficking.
Lisa, which is not her real name, returned home to Tonga last week after nine months in China. (ABC News: Marian Kupu)
The disagreement follows recent reports by Kaniva News and other Pacific media that several women had been enticed to China with promises of marriage, financial security and the opportunity to support their families—only to allegedly encounter circumstances substantially different from those presented to them in Tonga.
One of the women, identified by the ABC under the pseudonym Lisa, said she travelled to China in October 2025 after being offered an opportunity to marry a Chinese man and build a better life.
The 23-year-old said she had been told that her living expenses would be covered and she would be able to send money home to her family in Tonga.
However, she alleged that the circumstances she encountered after arriving in China were substantially different from what she had been promised.
“I felt as though I [was] something that had been bought and sold,” she told the ABC.
Lisa said she was introduced to several men who were different from those shown to her before she left Tonga.
Tongan student in China, Tapenisa Mahe, who assisted with translation and supported Lisa, said different families came to see the young woman and decide whether they wanted her.
Ms Mahe described the process as resembling an auction.
The ABC reported that it had seen WeChat conversations discussing payments of about $20,000 connected to the marriage arrangements. However, it said it remained unclear who received the money or what it was intended to cover.
Lisa alleged that her passport was later confiscated and that her husband’s family pressured her to have a baby and to work, despite her not holding a work visa.
After she sought a divorce, Lisa said she was confined to a separate room and neglected.
“There were times when I became so hungry that I drank water from the bathroom just to stay alive,” she told the ABC.
Ms Mahe later provided Lisa with a safe place to stay, helped her leave the household and assisted in arranging her return to Tonga after nine months in China.
Organisers reject allegations
The ABC identified Tongan woman Maata Aso and Chinese national Shulan Fang, also known as “Auntie Julie”, as people involved in arranging the women’s travel and prospective marriages.
US human-trafficking specialist Dr Sandra Morgan has warned that the alleged trafficking of Tongan women to China bears classic signs of human trafficking and urged Tonga’s journalists and communities to investigate other forms of exploitation. Photo/US Embassy, Nuku’alofa
Ms Aso rejected allegations that the women had been mistreated or that she had received payments from the arrangements.
She said the women had chosen to travel to China and that many Tongan women were happily married there.
“The reasons Tongan women come to China are different,” she told the ABC.
“Some come to get married, some come because they’re poor, and some come looking for a better life.”
Ms Aso said Ms Fang initially covered the women’s expenses, which were later expected to be repaid by the prospective husbands’ families.
The Chinese Embassy previously characterised the cases as “transnational marriage disputes”, saying differences in language, culture and lifestyle could create difficulties in cross-border marriages.
It also said Chinese police, the Tongan Embassy and Tongan students in China had helped two women return to Tonga.
US expert identifies ‘classic signs’
Last week, the US Embassy in Nukuʻalofa publicised an assessment by Reverend Dr Sandra Morgan, executive director of the Global Center for Women and Justice, who said the reported circumstances constituted human trafficking.
“Yes. It’s classic signs … grooming and recruiting, luring the girls with a promise of a wedding, a bride price that would help their families,” Dr Morgan said during her recent visit to Tonga.
“Then when they get there, it’s not what they thought it would be.”
The US Embassy said it stood with survivors and vulnerable communities and, alongside Tonga, would continue fighting for “dignity, accountability, and justice across the Pacific”.
Chinese Embassy warns against premature conclusions
However, the Chinese Embassy in Nukuʻalofa yesterday reiterated the position it took in July, when the allegations were first reported, saying Chinese police had found no evidence of human trafficking.
Without naming the US Embassy directly, it accused “a certain diplomatic mission in Tonga” of risking the spread of misinformation and disinformation through its public statements.
The embassy said China firmly opposed all forms of human trafficking and was actively involved in combating what it described as a global challenge.
“Public assertions made before investigations reach definitive findings are irresponsible,” the Chinese Embassy said.
“Statements issued by a certain diplomatic mission in Tonga under such circumstances risk circulating misinformation, even disinformation, which does no good to protecting the interests of parties involved and advancing investigations.”
It said all public comments should be based on solid facts and evidence.
How the United Nations defines human trafficking
Under Article 3 of the United Nations’ Palermo Protocol, to which both China and the United States are parties, trafficking in persons involves recruiting, transporting, transferring, harbouring or receiving people through force, coercion, abduction, fraud, deception, abuse of power or vulnerability, or the use of payments or benefits to obtain the consent of someone controlling another person—for the purpose of exploitation.
Exploitation includes sexual exploitation, forced labour or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude and the removal of organs.
For cases involving adults, the UN definition generally requires three elements:
An act, such as recruiting, transporting, transferring, harbouring or receiving a person.
A means, such as deception, fraud, coercion, force or abuse of vulnerability.
A purpose, involving the exploitation of that person.
Human trafficking does not require abduction, illegal travel or an unlawful border crossing. A person may initially agree to travel or marry but still become a trafficking victim if deception, coercion or another prohibited means is used for the purpose of exploitation.
The protocol also provides that a victim’s consent to the intended exploitation is irrelevant when any of the prohibited means has been used.
In the reported Tonga–China cases, recruiting and transporting the women could potentially satisfy the act element. Allegedly misleading promises concerning the prospective husbands, marriage arrangements and financial benefits could constitute the means of deception, while forced labour or servitude, if established, could satisfy the exploitation element.
Months after Tonga and New Zealand strengthened their cooperation against transnational drug trafficking, Tonga Police have yet to disclose the contents of suspicious packages recovered in two separate discoveries in Vavaʻu in June.
A package found on a beach at Koloa, Vava‘u. The Neiafu town officer alleges it may contain illicit drugs, although the nature and contents of the object have not been independently verified. Photo/Supplied
The agreement was accompanied by New Zealand’s announcement that it would fund Tonga’s access to maritime-surveillance technology capable of monitoring suspicious vessels in real time.
It was intended to strengthen Tonga’s ability to intercept illicit drugs, undeclared cash and firearms at its borders, particularly in Vavaʻu, which authorities have identified as a transit route for transnational organised crime.
However, approximately two months after the agreement was signed, Kaniva News reported that packages suspected of containing illicit drugs had washed ashore at Hōleva and Koloa in separate incidents before being taken into police custody.
Kaniva News subsequently asked Tonga Police in June to confirm whether the packages had been tested and whether they contained illicit substances, but no response has been received.
As we reported at the time, photos provided to Kaniva News show what appears to be a package partially embedded in the sand on a beach in Koloa.
About two weeks before the Koloa discovery, similar packages were reportedly found washed ashore on Hōleva Island, approximately one kilometre from Koloa.
The Neiafu Town Officer Vava Lapota confirmed that Police had taken possession of the packages, but no further information has been released.
Authorities have not publicly confirmed the contents of those packages or whether they were connected to the items later recovered at Koloa.
The incidents have revived memories of a significant drug find in the area in 2021, when approximately 14 kilograms of cocaine washed ashore at Holeva Beach.
New Zealand–Tonga Security Agreement
Under the March arrangement, New Zealand committed to supplying detector dogs, specialist training, equipment, operational advice and handler development to Tonga Police and Customs.
A secure, purpose-built detector-dog facility is also planned for Vavaʻu, with construction expected to begin in 2026.
The facility will accommodate up to two detector-dog teams.
Once it is completed, New Zealand is expected to provide two additional teams—one for Tonga Police and another for Tonga Customs.
Why Vavaʻu Was Prioritised
Vavaʻu was singled out because it receives many visiting international yachts and is regarded as a known route used by transnational organised-crime networks.
The renewed arrangement followed New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s warning that the Pacific had become a drug “super highway” used to move cocaine and methamphetamine from overseas sources towards lucrative markets in New Zealand and Australia.
The discovery in Vavaʻu also came amid similar incidents elsewhere in the Pacific. Fiji authorities confirmed in July that packages recovered from several coastal locations had tested positive for cocaine, while suspected cocaine was later found washed ashore on Mitiaro in the Cook Islands.
There is no confirmed evidence connecting those discoveries to the Vavaʻu packages.
Vavaʻu has previously experienced major cocaine wash-ups. In 2021, packages containing cocaine were recovered from beaches at Hōleva and Haʻalaufuli, leading to an extensive police investigation and the prosecution of several people who possessed or attempted to distribute the drugs.
The latest case remains unresolved publicly.
Despite Tonga’s strengthened border-security partnership with New Zealand and the regional concern over drug trafficking, the public has not been told whether the packages collected by Police contained dangerous illicit substances or posed a continuing risk to communities in Vavaʻu.
A fundraiser has raised more than US$27,000 for a Tongan family struck by two shootings: one cousin was killed, an 18-year-old twin was fatally shot while attending his funeral, and the surviving twin remains critically injured in hospital.
18-year-old twin brothers identified as the victims. Vilisoni “Soni” Angilau was killed in the shooting and his twin brother, Vita Angilau, remains in critical condition. (Photo: GoFundMe)
Vilisoni “Soni” Angilau was fatally shot outside a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kearns, Utah, on Monday, while his twin brother, Vita Angilau, remains in critical condition.
The brothers had travelled from Seattle to Utah to attend the funeral of their 23-year-old cousin, ʻOfaʻatangikivaha Angilau, who was shot dead at a Riverton petrol station on 7 August.
The money will help cover Soni’s funeral, Vita’s medical treatment and the family’s travel expenses while they remain away from home.
“The twins had just graduated from high school, making this loss and crisis even more heartbreaking,” fundraiser organiser Lacie Roth said.
The brothers had recently graduated from Highline High School and were active members of its Pirates football team. They were also part of the Liberty Rugby Club community.
Police said the shooting occurred during a confrontation between members of two families outside the church at about 11.25am.
Witnesses told investigators that Afuhia Masiu “Rocky” Manatau was assaulted in the church car park, leading to a physical fight. During the confrontation, Manatau allegedly pulled out a handgun, which his 17-year-old son then took from him.
Investigators allege the teenager shot the Angilau twins before losing possession of the weapon and being shot himself. He also remained in critical condition following the confrontation.
Manatau, 45, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail, where he faces charges of first-degree felony murder and felony discharge of a firearm. The allegations against him have not yet been proved in court.
A Tongan prisoner who has spent virtually his entire adult life behind bars and murdered two fellow inmates has returned to public attention as a coronial inquest examines how his second victim was placed within his reach.
Convicted killer Siuaki Lisiate at the High Court in Auckland. Pool / Abigail Dougherty / Stuff
Siuaki Lisiate murdered Blake Lee in an exercise yard at Auckland Prison in Paremoremo in March 2020.
Lee, a Mongrel Mob affiliate, had arrived from Whanganui Prison only hours before he was attacked by Siuaki, a senior Crips gang member, and other prisoners, RNZ reported.
The inquest before Coroner Alexander Ho is examining Lee’s transfer, placement and death, including whether Corrections properly assessed the danger posed by Siuaki, who already had an extensive record of extreme violence inside prison.
Siuaki has reportedly been involved with the criminal justice system since he was 14 and was first imprisoned at 17. By the time of his sentencing for Lee’s murder in 2021, he had not lived outside prison since 2003 and had accumulated about 25 convictions, many committed while on bail or behind bars.
He was already serving life imprisonment for arranging the 2009 killing of 23-year-old prisoner Tue Faavae when Lee was murdered.
Faavae was strangled with a radio power cord in what the court described as a gang-related revenge killing. Siuaki was sentenced in 2011 to life imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period of 18 years.
His violence continued inside Paremoremo.
In May 2018, Siuaki and two other prisoners attacked notorious double murderer Graeme Burton. Siuaki used two improvised knives to stab Burton more than 40 times in the head, face and upper body.
Burton survived but suffered permanent damage to his right eye.
Siuaki pleaded guilty to wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and was sentenced to preventive detention on 17 March 2020, with a minimum term of five years and two months.
Justice Geoffrey Venning found Siuaki posed a high risk of committing further violence, lacked empathy for those he harmed and had little insight into his offending. His lawyer said Siuaki had become institutionalised after spending most of his life in prison.
Lee was murdered in the same month that Siuaki received the preventive detention sentence.
CCTV footage showed Lee being knocked to the ground before Siuaki repeatedly stabbed him with a makeshift weapon and stomped on his head. Siuaki pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to another term of life imprisonment, with a minimum non-parole period of 20 years.
Justice Simon Moore declined to impose life imprisonment without parole, finding that it would be manifestly unjust because Siuaki was already subject to life imprisonment and preventive detention.
However, the judge acknowledged that the Parole Board might ultimately decide Siuaki should never be released. He will be about 61 when he first becomes eligible to seek parole under the sentence imposed for Lee’s murder.
The current inquest has heard that, despite Siuaki’s history, there was no formal policy in 2020 requiring rival gang members to be kept apart at Paremoremo.
Former prison director David Pattinson accepted during questioning that Siuaki had a history of extreme violence. However, he said Corrections found no evidence that Lee’s murder was gang-related.
That position contrasts with an earlier High Court memorandum in which Siuaki, through his lawyer, said he did not know Lee personally and that the killing arose from continuing gang tensions inside prison.
Lee’s mother, Teresa Absolum, said she wanted Corrections held accountable and rival gang members kept apart.
Current Auckland Prison director Stephen Parr told the inquest that today’s procedures would prevent a newly transferred prisoner from being placed into a mixed exercise yard on the day of arrival.
Parr also acknowledged that screening procedures had not been completed to the required standard on the day Lee was killed. However, he could not say whether proper screening would have detected the weapon Siuaki used.
Editorial – The Chief Justice’s recent warning about the prosecution’s handling of a child witness is not merely a courtroom issue. It raises serious concerns about the competence of those entrusted with administering justice on behalf of the people of Tonga.
Lord Chief Justice Malcom Bishop
Lord Chief Justice Malcolm Bishop formally criticised the Crown’s conduct and recommended further training for prosecutors following a case involving a 12-year-old witness whose mother was involved in a road-rage confrontation with an accused from Fātumu.
According to the judgment, the Chief Justice expressed concern about how the vulnerable child was treated while giving evidence about a traumatic incident involving threats, violence and gunfire.
Children and other vulnerable witnesses require particular care within the judicial process, especially when recounting traumatic events before a court. Those standards were not met in this case.
Beyond a single case
If the prosecution cannot properly protect a vulnerable child witness in a case such as this, serious questions must be asked about its readiness to handle cases in which the stakes—and the consequences of failure—are even greater.
The prosecution represents the Crown in criminal proceedings and carries responsibilities extending far beyond securing convictions. Prosecutors must present evidence competently, prepare witnesses appropriately, comply with disclosure and procedural requirements, act fairly, assist the court in achieving justice, and ensure that vulnerable witnesses are properly protected throughout the legal process.
Failures in these responsibilities can have serious consequences, not only for individual cases but for the effectiveness and credibility of the criminal justice system as a whole. Poorly prepared or mishandled prosecutions can weaken otherwise strong cases, waste the considerable public resources invested in criminal investigations and court proceedings, and cause further distress to victims and witnesses.
The Chief Justice’s criticism is not the first judicial warning about prosecutorial shortcomings in Tonga. In previous cases, judges have criticised failures to call important witnesses, accurately present defendants’ criminal histories, explain discrepancies in drug evidence and follow proper procedures. In one serious armed-robbery case, Justice Charles Cato described the handling of the matter as an “unacceptable litany of error”.
More broadly, persistent weaknesses within the prosecution service can undermine deterrence and public confidence. A criminal justice system depends partly on the expectation that offences will be investigated and prosecuted competently. If offenders come to believe that serious cases may fail because prosecutors are poorly prepared or unable to present evidence effectively, that perception risks weakening the deterrent force of the law and, in the worst circumstances, emboldening further offending.
Wider structural concerns
The Chief Justice’s warning comes amid longstanding concerns about the Kingdom’s wider justice system. A 2014 review by constitutional-law consultant Peter Pursglove, which was presented to the King and tabled in Parliament, concluded that aspects of Tonga’s judicial structure were unworkable and incompatible with the principles of constitutional monarchy and democracy.
The review was particularly critical of the fragmentation of responsibility among the Ministry of Justice, the Office of the Lord Chancellor and the Attorney General’s Office. It also raised concerns about the Lord Chancellor’s lack of public accountability and potential conflicts of interest arising from his relationship with the Judicial Appointments and Discipline Panel.
Although Pursglove’s review focused primarily on Tonga’s constitutional and judicial structure, the Chief Justice’s latest criticism points to weaknesses in another crucial part of the justice system—the prosecution service. Together, they reinforce concerns about the poor constitutional framework underpinning Tonga’s justice system and the urgent need for professional training, stronger accountability and meaningful structural reform.
A 23-year-old man charged with the alleged murder of ‘Alai ‘Ahio during a targeted home invasion in Sydney is expected to reappear in court next month.
‘Alai ‘Ahio
The man, who was refused bail, is scheduled to appear in Parramatta Local Court on 17 September. He has been charged with murder and two counts of possessing an unauthorised pistol.
Police arrested him at Sydney International Airport at about 6.30pm last month following an investigation into the fatal shooting at a Canley Heights home on 19 May.
Investigators allege that two gunmen entered the house at about 8.20pm and opened fire on five men inside.
Mr ‘Ahio, 28, who reportedly had links to the Australian drill-rap group OneFour, and a 32-year-old man arrived at Liverpool Hospital suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
Mr ‘Ahio died shortly after reaching the hospital. The 32-year-old man survived a gunshot wound to his neck.
Two other men, aged 23 and 22, later arrived at Fairfield Hospital with gunshot wounds and received treatment. One had also been shot in the neck.
A fifth man, aged 19, arrived at Liverpool Hospital at about 9.50pm with a gunshot wound to his shoulder.
Police were not called to the Canley Heights property and became aware of the shooting after the wounded men began arriving at hospitals.
NSW Police Detective Superintendent Craig Middleton previously described the shooting as “a very brazen, violent attack”.
Detectives also searched a home in Moorebank on the day of the arrest and allegedly seized about 10 grams of cocaine and several electronic devices.
The investigation by Strike Force Valko is continuing.
