Footy Star Stabbed Lover in the Head After Cops Tried to Rescue Her

Former AFL and NRL rookie jailed for DV

A former AFL and NRL rookie has been jailed for more than 12 years for a horrific case of domestic violence against his girlfriend.

Footy star stabbed lover in the head after cops tried to rescue her

Former Hawthorn and Melbourne Storm player Shem Tatupu will spend more than a decade behind bars after admitting to a shocking attack on his girlfriend.

‘It scares me people like you exist’: Ex-AFL rookie choked, stabbed girlfriend in ‘animalistic’ attack

Former AFL and NRL rookie Shem Tatupu repeatedly strangled and stabbed his partner in a monstrous case of family violence which spanned nine hours and left the tip of a knife blade permanently lodged in his victim’s skull, a court has heard.