Ex Tongan gang member sentenced to life at 16 | Petani Faavae

Petani shares his inspirational story of redemption. After a hard upbringing on Panama Road, he found himself escaping is harsh upbringing by joining the local street gang. At the age of 16 he was sentenced to life in prison for murder, not long after that he was also charged with a murder behind bars. After years behind bars he realised things needed to change and had an encounter with God. He started opening up and participating in treatment programmes. After being granted parole after almost 14 years. he has now been out of prison for 4 years and co directs One Eighty Turn charitable trust. An organisation dedicated to mentoring at risk youth, so they do not make the same mistakes he did. If you would like to contact Petani feel free to email: [email protected]