Alleged killer rolls 'getaway' car
An Okahandja mother says her heart is broken following the murder of her youngest child at the town.
Bina Hagen yesterday told Namibian Sun that she heard on Monday her son had been stabbed to death.
“He was my baby and still lived in our house. It is a massive shock to me.”
Her son, Zumario, who turned 23 a month ago, left home on Friday morning to travel to Windhoek. That was the last time she saw him.
According to Chief Inspector Kauna Shikwambi of the police, a 42-year-old suspect is currently in the Okahandja state hospital under police guard.
Shikwambi said the Okahandja police were informed of a murder at a house in Derde Laan at roughly 03:00 on Monday morning.
According to reports, the suspect's girlfriend allegedly placed a blanket over Zumario, who was sleeping on a couch in the couple's home.
Allegedly, the suspect then took hold of a knife and stabbed Zumario in the neck. He died immediately.
The suspect then allegedly loaded the body into his girlfriend's silver Corsa bakkie and dumped it at the town's dumpsite near Nau-Aib. He then, allegedly without his girlfriend's permission, drove in the direction of Hochfeld. Around 40 km outside Okahandja, he lost control of the vehicle and overturned it.
He sustained neck injuries and a passenger, who was allegedly given a lift from the Puma service station at the town, sustained minor injuries, the police said.
Unconfirmed reports indicate that Zumario's body was discovered when the police arrived at the accident scene, while other reports state that the suspect's girlfriend sounded the alarm. Neither report has been confirmed or denied by the police.
Bina Hagen said her family did not know the suspect.
The police investigation continues and the suspect faces charges of murder, obstruction of justice, theft of a motor vehicle, reckless driving and driving without a driver's licence.
DENVER KISTING
Bina Hagen yesterday told Namibian Sun that she heard on Monday her son had been stabbed to death.
“He was my baby and still lived in our house. It is a massive shock to me.”
Her son, Zumario, who turned 23 a month ago, left home on Friday morning to travel to Windhoek. That was the last time she saw him.
According to Chief Inspector Kauna Shikwambi of the police, a 42-year-old suspect is currently in the Okahandja state hospital under police guard.
Shikwambi said the Okahandja police were informed of a murder at a house in Derde Laan at roughly 03:00 on Monday morning.
According to reports, the suspect's girlfriend allegedly placed a blanket over Zumario, who was sleeping on a couch in the couple's home.
Allegedly, the suspect then took hold of a knife and stabbed Zumario in the neck. He died immediately.
The suspect then allegedly loaded the body into his girlfriend's silver Corsa bakkie and dumped it at the town's dumpsite near Nau-Aib. He then, allegedly without his girlfriend's permission, drove in the direction of Hochfeld. Around 40 km outside Okahandja, he lost control of the vehicle and overturned it.
He sustained neck injuries and a passenger, who was allegedly given a lift from the Puma service station at the town, sustained minor injuries, the police said.
Unconfirmed reports indicate that Zumario's body was discovered when the police arrived at the accident scene, while other reports state that the suspect's girlfriend sounded the alarm. Neither report has been confirmed or denied by the police.
Bina Hagen said her family did not know the suspect.
The police investigation continues and the suspect faces charges of murder, obstruction of justice, theft of a motor vehicle, reckless driving and driving without a driver's licence.
DENVER KISTING
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