Hartmann accused still recovering
The main suspect in the murder of Manfred Hartmann is still recovering from a wound which he sustained during his arrest.
According to the Erongo crime investigation coordinator, Chief Inspector Erastus Iikuyu, the suspect has still not made his first court appearance because he is still hospitalised in the Katutura State Hospital.
“The man was injured during his arrest and he still needs medical attention and that is what is causing the delay,” said Iikuyu.
The 25-year-old suspect who was arrested at Outjo on 21 August will appear on a charge of robbery and murder. Hartmann, 78, was bludgeoned to death in his house in the Vineta residential area of Swakopmund on Friday, 18 August.
Iikuyu further said the robbers forced Hartmann into an outside toilet and tied him up with a cable before hitting him on the forehead with two bricks.
He said they tried to cut open a mounted safe in the house. A Lenovo laptop and a Samsung cell phone belonging to Hartmann were found in the possession of the suspect when he was arrested.
A post-mortem is being conducted to determine the exact cause of Hartmann's death.
A second suspect who was due to appear in the Swakopmund Magistrate's Court last month was released due to a lack of evidence.
Adolf Kaure
According to the Erongo crime investigation coordinator, Chief Inspector Erastus Iikuyu, the suspect has still not made his first court appearance because he is still hospitalised in the Katutura State Hospital.
“The man was injured during his arrest and he still needs medical attention and that is what is causing the delay,” said Iikuyu.
The 25-year-old suspect who was arrested at Outjo on 21 August will appear on a charge of robbery and murder. Hartmann, 78, was bludgeoned to death in his house in the Vineta residential area of Swakopmund on Friday, 18 August.
Iikuyu further said the robbers forced Hartmann into an outside toilet and tied him up with a cable before hitting him on the forehead with two bricks.
He said they tried to cut open a mounted safe in the house. A Lenovo laptop and a Samsung cell phone belonging to Hartmann were found in the possession of the suspect when he was arrested.
A post-mortem is being conducted to determine the exact cause of Hartmann's death.
A second suspect who was due to appear in the Swakopmund Magistrate's Court last month was released due to a lack of evidence.
Adolf Kaure
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