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Staff Reporters\/<\/p>\n

Apia, SAMOA – 28 May 2024<\/strong> – A prominent Samoan author, poet and playwright is in police custody and charged with the murder of a 78 year old woman last Saturday.<\/p>\n

Police Commissioner Auapaau Logoitino Filipo said the incident happened at Vaivase-uta and the accused is also charged with being armed with a dangerous weapon.<\/p>\n

Police have charged the award-winning playwright Papalii Sia Figiel, 57, and have upgraded the charge from manslaughter to murder of 78-year-old Caroline Sinavaiana Gabbard.<\/p>\n

Auapaau said police suspect there was an argument between the accused and the deceased that somehow escalated and resulted in the accused allegedly using a sharp object to assault the deceased.<\/p>\n

The accused then left the house at Vaivase that is also home to the GaluMoana Theatre and went to a friend’s house who later informed the police.<\/p>\n

The deceased, Dr. Caroline Sinavaiana-Gabbard\u00a0was an\u00a0American Samoan academic, writer, poet, and environmentalist who taught at the University of Hawaii and the American Samoa Community College. She retired a few years ago and was the first Samoan to become a full professor in the United States.<\/p>\n

\"Auapaau<\/a>

Police Commissioner Auapaau Logoitino Filipo<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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