A mum-of-three was attacked by her husband and her fingers and toes were hacked off after she suggested they should separate. The wife has now chosen to forgive him despite what he did to her.
The incident had occurred as Tiperia Afamiliona, 45, and Atinae Afamiliona, 50, argued about their relationship while driving home in August last year, and Tiperia told him she wanted to leave him. Atinae pulled over, got a machete from under the car seat and began the brutal attack on his wife. The frenzied attack left her permanently disfigured, having to have several fingers and toes amputated and suffering deep cuts to her hands, arms, feet, and legs.
Atinae was jailed for nine years with six years non-parole for the horrific attack in western Sydney. His wife has decided to forgive him for the attack but said it doesn't mean she'll take him back when he gets out of jail.
Atinae was jailed for nine years with six years non-parole for the horrific attack in western Sydney. His wife has decided to forgive him for the attack but said it doesn't mean she'll take him back when he gets out of jail.
She said: "I have forgiven Atinae for myself, I have forgiven him so I can move forward. This does not mean that I still want to be with him and this does not mean what he has done is okay."
Tiperia said in a victim impact statement that she suffers constant pain in her hands and feet and every time she looks down at her hands she is reminded of the attack. She said she was an independent woman before the incident, but now she feels alone and sad.
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