Manase Fainu: Brothers Of Footy Star Jailed For Backstabbing Church Leader Spend A Fortune To Make Incredible Gesture For Their Mum And Dad
- NRL’s Fainu brothers line up to set parents up for life
- Struggling family have been hit with huge legal bills
- Manase Fainu was jailed for stabbing a youth leader in the church
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The brothers of a football star who was jailed for stabbing a youth leader outside a Mormon church dance have spent a fortune to keep a promise to buy their parents their first family home.
Former Manly star Manase Fainu was sentenced to eight years in prison for stabbing church youth leader Faamanu Levi in a brawl outside a dance in Wattle Grove, Sydney late in the evening on 25 October 2019.
The highly touted Sea Eagles player was on his way to earning a massive salary which he used to help support his struggling parents and eight siblings.
Fortunately, Manase’s soccer-playing brothers – Latu, Sione and Samuela – have stepped up to the plate and bought a six-bedroom home for the family in western Sydney.
NRL brothers Sione, Samuela and Latu Fainu (pictured left to right) have bought their parents their first family home
Fourth brother Manase Fainu (pictured with father Chris and mother Lily) is behind bars for stabbing a church leader – and had supported his large family
The house has a large swimming pool, an outdoor entertaining area and a large backyard for the grandchildren.
“It’s been a struggle,” Mom told Lily News Corp.
‘My husband Chris has worked two jobs to support the children. We have always lived on a tight budget and struggled for many weeks with the bills.’
The family had also spent more than $200,000 on legal fees to help their son fight the charges.
“We had to fight for what we believed in,” Lily said.
‘We leave a room empty in the house for Manase. He will come home in two and a half years to enjoy it with us.’
Latu, Sione and Samuela, who all play for the Tigers and Lily, have made their mother incredibly proud.
“What the boys have done is so lovely,” said Lily. ‘We are so happy and so grateful.
Mum Lily (pictured with son Latu and husband Chris) is very proud of her sons for the incredible act – and says they will keep a room for Manase when he returns home
Latu (pictured before his move to the Tigers) has said it has always been his dream to buy his mother a house
‘And their manager Mario … what a big influence he has been on the boys.
‘I hope this story can inspire other young kids and show that you can be a home buyer when you’re young.
“Just like my boys have.”
In 2021, Latu was touted to be the man to replace playmaker Daly Cherry Evans at Manly when he retired.
When interviewed about his future, the then 16-year-old said he planned to use his money to give back to his struggling parents.
‘I want to buy a house for my mother. To be able to do that would be a dream come true. That’s what I want to do, he said Sydney Morning Herald.
The Burgess brothers Sam, Tom, Luke and George were the last quartet of siblings to take the field at the same time for South Sydney in 2013.