Tonga's top judge sounds alarm over rising machete attacks while sentencing ex-soldier

Tonga's top judge sounds alarm over rising machete attacks while sentencing ex-soldier

Tonga’s Lord Chief Justice has issued a stern warning over the kingdom’s growing epidemic of machete violence while sentencing a former soldier for a drunken blade attack in Lapaha.   In a landmark ruling that laid bare the court’s hardening stance, Chief Justice Malcolm Bishop declared the weapon’s frequent appearance in alcohol-fueled brawls demanded urgent […] The post Tonga’s top judge sounds alarm over rising machete attacks while sentencin…