Murder suspect shot during arrest

Police spokesperson Edwin Kanguatjivi yesterday confirmed that the primary suspect in the murder of elderly Swakopmund resident Manfred Hartmann was wounded during his arrest. The 25-year-old suspect was arrested at Outjo last Monday. “We arrested the suspect and he tried to escape. In this process, the police fired at him and he was wounded in the leg. He is being treated at the Katutura hospital, under police guard.” According to Deputy Commissioner Kanguatjivi the suspect is in a stable condition and he will appear in court today 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. According to Deputy Commissioner Erastus Iikuyu of the Erongo police, the suspect forced Hartmann into an outside toilet and tied him up with a cable before hitting him on the forehead with two bricks. He said the suspect then tried to cut open a mounted safe in the house. A Lenovo laptop and a Samsung cellphone belonging to Hartmann were found in his possession when he was arrested. A post-mortem is being conducted to determine the exact cause of death. A second suspect was due to appear in the Swakopmund Magistrate's Court this week but was released due to a lack of evidence. ADOLF KAURE

Murder suspect shot during arrest

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