As SBSTV begins 'Face Up to Racism Week' we bring you the story of Svaran Threerthala who was the victim of a vicious attack in Melbourne.
Ona o le mataupu lenei, ua faamaopoopoina ai e tala a le SBS se faamatalaga i le alii Initia o Sravan Threerthala.
O Sravan Threerthala na malaga mai i Initia e a'oga i Melbourne i se Iunivesite.
I se po i le tausaga e 2009, na faia ai se pati le fale o sana uo, ae faamalosi ona ulufale atu iai nisi e le masani ai.
O lana aioiga i tagata nei e tuua le pati, na osofaia ai o ia ma toetoe ina maliu ai.
THREERTHALA
"They just started spoiling the party, so I was just trying to stop a fight between them and my friends, and, unfortunately, I became the victim. The guy plunged his screwdriver into my head."
E tele aso o i Coma Threerthala ma ola i le masini.
O le faaiuga a foma'i na faia ia Sravan Threerthala, e na o le 10% le avanoa e ola ai, ae a ola fo'i, e tele le avanoa e ola ai ma mana'oga faapitoa mo le tele o lona olaga.
