'Black Mamba' denied bail
Boxer Willberforce Shihepo has been charged with culpable homicide and leaving the scene of a deadly collision on Saturday night.
Boxer Willberforce Shihepo, known as 'Black Mamba' in boxing circles, was denied bail by the Okahandja Magistrate's Court yesterday after he fled from the scene of an accident in which two people died at the weekend.
Shihepo (34) appeared in court on charges of culpable homicide, failure to ascertain the nature and extent of injuries sustained by a person after an accident, failure to render assistance to injured person(s) after an accident, failure to ascertain the extent of damage after an accident, and operating a vehicle that is not roadworthy.
According to the police, Shihepo was remanded in custody and the case was postponed to 27 November.
A spokesperson for the Namibian police, Chief Inspector Kauna Shikwambi, said the accident occurred about 30km from Okahandja on Saturday at around 20:20.
According to the police, Shihepo's unregistered Jaguar slammed into the rear of a Toyota sedan.
The impact killed the 54-year-old driver of the Toyota as well as a six-year-old child.
According to Shikwambi, they were the only two occupants in the Toyota and were identified as Likius Petrus and Linda Teopoline Nghipuyoonda.
The force of the impact was so strong that the two had to be extracted from their vehicle using the Jaws of Life.
Shihepo left the accident scene but surrendered to the Okahandja police yesterday. The investigation continues.
Shihepo is a former World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Africa Super Middleweight title holder.
In 2013, he escaped uninjured after his car overturned on the Okahandja-Otjiwarongo road.
This is not the first time he has been in trouble with the law. He was dragged to court a few years back by a doctor whom he had allegedly assaulted, and who demanded N$165 000 in damages.
The complainant, Dr Takura Razemba, was in hospital for three weeks with face, neck, chest and back injuries.
Shihepo was also arrested by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in 2014 on a charge of abusing a government petrol card.
ELLANIE SMIT
Shihepo (34) appeared in court on charges of culpable homicide, failure to ascertain the nature and extent of injuries sustained by a person after an accident, failure to render assistance to injured person(s) after an accident, failure to ascertain the extent of damage after an accident, and operating a vehicle that is not roadworthy.
According to the police, Shihepo was remanded in custody and the case was postponed to 27 November.
A spokesperson for the Namibian police, Chief Inspector Kauna Shikwambi, said the accident occurred about 30km from Okahandja on Saturday at around 20:20.
According to the police, Shihepo's unregistered Jaguar slammed into the rear of a Toyota sedan.
The impact killed the 54-year-old driver of the Toyota as well as a six-year-old child.
According to Shikwambi, they were the only two occupants in the Toyota and were identified as Likius Petrus and Linda Teopoline Nghipuyoonda.
The force of the impact was so strong that the two had to be extracted from their vehicle using the Jaws of Life.
Shihepo left the accident scene but surrendered to the Okahandja police yesterday. The investigation continues.
Shihepo is a former World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Africa Super Middleweight title holder.
In 2013, he escaped uninjured after his car overturned on the Okahandja-Otjiwarongo road.
This is not the first time he has been in trouble with the law. He was dragged to court a few years back by a doctor whom he had allegedly assaulted, and who demanded N$165 000 in damages.
The complainant, Dr Takura Razemba, was in hospital for three weeks with face, neck, chest and back injuries.
Shihepo was also arrested by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in 2014 on a charge of abusing a government petrol card.
ELLANIE SMIT
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