Two men who pleaded guilty to kidnapping in Samoa have been sentenced to 14 months' jail.
Iopu Taimalie and Iapesa Elisara were initially charged with murder, in relation to an incident that occurred in 2018, but this was reduced after the prosecution told the court there was not enough evidence to proceed with the murder charge.
According to the prosecution summary of facts, the victim walked away after a taxi trip without paying the fare.
He was chased, caught and put in the boot of the taxi with the driver then taking him to the police station.
Along the way another taxi passenger heard banging and movement in the boot, but this then stopped.
Upon arrival at the station, the victim was found to be dead.
The cause of death in the pathologist's report is blunt force head injury.
The two men told Probation that they were involved in a fist fight with the victim.