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Otago Daily Times
6 days ago
- Otago Daily Times
Attempted murder charge for former Kiwi NRL and AFL player
New Zealander Shem Tatupu gathers the ball for the Fox Hill Hawks during a VFL Qualifying Final match against Footscray Bulldogs at Box Hill City Oval. Kiwi Shem Tatupu has reportedly been arrested and charged with attempted murder. The former Hawthorn and Melbourne Storm's player was arrested by Victoria Police last month, 7 News reported. It also reported the charge being linked to a family incident and that "the matter had already been in court". The 29-year-old is due to appear in in Melbourne Magistrates' Court for a committal mention hearing in August, it reported. Victoria Police did not share any details about the case, including when and where the alleged offences took place. Tatupu spent most of his youth playing rugby. His father is Tony Tatupu, who was a star rugby league player in the Warriors.
RNZ News
6 days ago
- RNZ News
Ex-NRL, AFL Kiwi rookie Shem Tatupu charged with attempted murder
Shem Tatupu walks out before a Hawthorn Hawks AFL pre-season training session at Waverley Park on January 13, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. Photo: Getty Images/Darrian Traynor Kiwi Shem Tatupu has reportedly been arrested and charged with attempted murder. The former Hawthorn and Melbourne Storm's player was arrested by Victoria Police last month, 7 News reported . It also reported the charge being linked to a family incident and that "the matter had already been in court". The 29-year-old is due to appear in in Melbourne Magistrates' Court for a committal mention hearing in August, it reported. Victoria Police did not share any details about the case with RNZ, including when and where the alleged offences took place. Tatupu spent most of his youth playing rugby. His father is Tony Tatupu, who was a star rugby league player in the Warriors. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
News.com.au
6 days ago
- News.com.au
Former AFL and NRL player charged with attempted murder
A former AFL and NRL rookie, who then became a prominent local footy player in Melbourne, has been charged with attempted murder. The Herald Sun reports 29-year-old Shem Tatupu was charged relating to an alleged family violence matter. He will face Melbourne Magistrates' Court in August for a committal mention hearing, having been arrested and charged before fronting court last month. Separately he has been charged with intentionally causing serious injury and will face Moorabbin Magistrates' Court later in June. Tatupu, from New Zealand, was a category B rookie on Hawthorn's list for three seasons after being picked up in the 2013 draft. He did not play an AFL game instead featuring with the VFL's Box Hill Hawks, before quitting footy due to a lack of passion and defecting to rugby league. Tatupu signed with the Melbourne Storm in 2016 and later that year was hit by a car outside Storm HQ. He did not play an NRL game and returned to local-level Aussie rules.
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Former AFL and NRL star Shem Tatupu 'is charged with attempted murder over alleged family violence offence'
Former Hawthorn and Melbourne Storm player Shem Tatupu has been charged with attempted murder after being arrested last month, it has been reported. The charge against the 29-year-old reportedly relates to an alleged family violence matter. Police have not revealed when or where the alleged offence occurred. Tatupu has already fronted court over the attempted murder charge, according to News Corp, and he is now due to appear before the Melbourne Magistrates Court for a committal hearing in August. He has also been hit with a separate charge of intentionally causing serious injury and will face Moorabbin Magistrates' Court over that matter later this month, the publication reported. Tatupu is the son of New Zealand Warriors foundation player Tony Tatupu. He played rugby league and union as a youngster before turning to Aussie Rules after participating in a junior AFL tournament in Auckland in 2009. Tatupu played 22 VFL games with Hawthorn after being signed as an international development player, but left the club in March 2016 to forge a career in the NRL. He was signed by the Storm later that month, with the move creating headlines due to the rarity of an NRL side trying to convert an Aussie Rules player to the code. 'We have seen vision of him playing top schoolboy rugby in New Zealand, but when making this decision, character, background and his attitude convinced us,' Storm football director Frank Ponissi said at the time. 'Craig [Bellamy, head coach] and I met him a couple of times, his attitude was right, his desire to come here was clear and he didn't need much convincing.' When Tatupu left the Hawks, then-football operations manager Chris Fagan revealed the player had stepped away when his desire to make it in the AFL waned. 'This has been a tough decision for Shem to make,' said Fagan, who now coaches the Brisbane Lions. 'We have been really impressed with the way in which he has applied himself over the past two years and he has made some positive progress. 'However, after much consultation with the club, Shem has decided that the passion for AFL football is no longer there.'
