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RNZ News
5 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.
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.'
