Lokoua Taufahema
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Lokoua Taufahema (born 27 June 1973) is a former Tongan footballer. He played as a midfielder for Tonga Major League club Lotoha'apai United and the Tonga national team. He represented Tonga in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. In 2001, he scored three goals in a 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) match against American Samoa.
In 2013 he was appointed assistant coach of the Tonga U17 national team.[1]
In December 2014 he killed his wife by pouring boiling oil on her face. In November 2015 he was acquitted of murder, but pleaded guilty to manslaughter.[2] In January 2016 he was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for the crime, with three years suspended.[1][3][4]
