{"id":609793,"date":"2026-09-24T02:06:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T02:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/609793\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T02:06:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T02:06:13","slug":"star-sami-death-23-year-old-man-charged-with-murder-after-blockhouse-bay-street-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/609793\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Sami death: 23-year-old man charged with murder after Blockhouse Bay street fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"zEEGoQobVQRR\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cA 23-year-old man was brought back to the Mt Roskill Police Station for interview, and he has since been charged with murder,\u201d Bolton said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"zEEGoQobVQRR\" style=\"display:none\">The man is expected to appear in the Auckland District Court this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"zEEGoQobVQRR\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWhile we are not seeking anyone else in relation to Mr Sami\u2019s death, this is still an ongoing investigation, and we are still speaking with a large number of witnesses to the violent altercation that occurred that Saturday afternoon,\u201d Bolton said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"zEEGoQobVQRR\" style=\"display:none\">He said police acknowledged those who have provided information to them so far.<\/p>\n<p class=\"zEEGoQobVQRR\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThe Operation Falconer team has been working hard on progressing the homicide investigation over the past month, and it\u2019s a great outcome to have got to the point in laying a murder charge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"zEEGoQobVQRR\" style=\"display:none\">Sami was a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/auckland\/blockhouse-bay-stabbing-victim-named-as-star-fetu-peretiso-sami\/K2NWAIGA4JFW5HS7NDC6X7MWUQ\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/auckland\/blockhouse-bay-stabbing-victim-named-as-star-fetu-peretiso-sami\/K2NWAIGA4JFW5HS7NDC6X7MWUQ\/\">Rebels gang<\/a>, but police earlier said there is no evidence his death was gang-motivated.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Star Sami was a star athlete at Kelston Boys College in West Auckland.\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Star Sami was a star athlete at Kelston Boys College in West Auckland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"zEEGoQobVQRR\" style=\"display:none\">Online tributes recalled his \u201cinfectious smile\u201d and ability to \u201clight up a room\u201d, with friends describing him as a brother.<\/p>\n<p class=\"zEEGoQobVQRR\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cForever a Kelstonian,\u201d one message read, referring to the school where Sami developed as a talented rugby player.<\/p>\n<p class=\"zEEGoQobVQRR\" style=\"display:none\">He was a standout member of the Kelston Boys\u2019 High School First XV, who claimed back-to-back Auckland 1A titles in 2021 and 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"zEEGoQobVQRR\" style=\"display:none\"><a 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