A Samoan author is charged with killing another prominent Samoan writer and academic, who also was the aunt of former U.S. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard.

The paternal aunt of former Hawaiian Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) was allegedly stabbed multiple times and beaten to death with a hammer in a brutal murder by her protégé in Samoa, police in the island nation said.

Retired Professor Caroline Sinaviana-Gabbard is the aunt of former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard and state Sen. Mike Gabbard’s sister.

A novelist and poet from the island nation of Samoa has been arrested and charged with slaying fellow writer Caroline Sinavaiana-Gabbard, the aunt of U.S. politician Tulsi Gabbard.

The aunt of Tulsi Gabbard was killed last week and a prominent Samoan author and playwright has been charged with her murder, according to local reports.