Police Seek Public Help in Hit and Run Incident at Vaitele

Deputy Police Commissioner ‘Au’apa’au Logoitino Filipo.

By Lagi

APIA, SAMOA – 27 APRIL 2021: The police are seeking the public’s assistance for information regarding a hit and run incident that killed a university student at Vaitele last Wednesday night.

The Deputy Police Commissioner ‘Au’apa’au Logoitino Filipo said the young man known as Ituau was to celebrate his 19^th birthday last Saturday. Police said there were severe injuries on his body found on the roadside at Ma’ali Street in a suspected hit and run incident.

The university student who died in the incident

As of yesterday, police still have not got any leads and have placed a notice and a photo of the deceased on their Facebook page in the hope someone might have information that could help police with the case.

Police is also seeking public help with information on a fire that burnt a family home at Aleisa on the day before the general election early this month.

A Japanese citizen was suspected but ‘Au’apa’au said the man was brought into the office and detained for questioning and later released.

He said there was not enough evidence to hold or charge him, and police is asking the public for any information that may help with this case.