Kiwi who lived in Australia for most his life is deported after committing a minor crime only to be MURDERED at a house party when his life spiralled out of control
- Faletoi Matue died after he was stabbed at a party in Auckland on May 3, 2019
- The 41-year-old spent most of his life in Australia but was deported in 2016
- Matue, who suffered from mental health problems, was jailed for wilful damage
A Kiwi was murdered at a house party in New Zealand after his life spiralled out-of-control when he was deported from Australia.
Faletoi Matue, 41, died after he was stabbed by Christopher Kane Te Kawa Simeon at a Torbay property, in Auckland, on May 3, 2019.
Simeon pleaded guilty to murder in the High Court on Tuesday and will be sentenced next month.
Matue's family previously spoke to The New Zealand Herald about the 41-year-old's shock passing.
Faletoi Matue (pictured), 41, died after he was stabbed by Christopher Kane Te Kawa Simeon at a Torbay property, in Auckland, on May 3, 2019
Two of his sisters, Sila and Peati Matue, said Matue was admitted to a mental health centre before being jailed in Australia for wilful damage. He had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and paranoia.
After serving time in jail, Matue was taken to Villawood Immigration Detention Centre, Sydney, before he was transferred to Christmas Island.
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He spent about eight months at the off-shore detention centre before he was deported to New Zealand in 2016.
'He said it was like doing time again and then he got deported,' Sila told the publication from Australia.
Sila said her brother had been in Australia since he was ten years old and he lacked a support system in New Zealand.
Pictured: The crime scene. Simeon pleaded guilty to murder in the High Court on Tuesday and will be sentenced next month
'He was the first one to be deported and he was basically alone over there [in New Zealand].
'When he went to New Zealand he tried his best to start a new life again, but it was hard for him because he had no support ... It's just hard because none of us were there.'
Matue's younger brother was also deported to New Zealand about one-year later.
Sila, who lives in Brisbane, understands the two men only had each other and hung around other deportees.
She said Matue had a big heart and showed love, despite his struggles with mental illness.
Peati said Australia was Matue's home and when her first arrived in New Zealand it was a 'strange land'.
She described her brother as one in a million.
Matue (left) was deported to New Zealand after he was jailed in Australia for wilful damage
