Body Found in Leone Identified

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The body that was found in Leone early Sunday morning is believed to be that of a man from Fagaalu, Kennedy Sasala.

Sasala had recently been released from the Territorial Correctional Facility after serving time for a stealing conviction.

Commissioner of Public Safety Save Liuato Tuitele provided few details of the discovery of the body but did not give the name of the deceased.

He said a male was found hanging from a breadfruit tree .

KHJ News asked about reports from passersby seeing several police officers on the road to the Aute Club in Lepuapua.

The commissioner responded that police were called to the Aute early Sunday morning when the body was found.

Save says police are treating this case as a homicide investigation because the cause and manner of the death are not readily apparent.

In another incident over the weekend, a woman was admitted to the hospital with life threatening injuries sustained from a fall out of a vehicle in motion.

The woman’s husband was the driver of the vehicle and it’s not clear if the woman was pushed out or she was forced to jump out.

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