Salute opens up about Shihepo crash
The Salute Boxing Academy have expressed sadness for the loss of lives in an accident in which one of their boxers, Wilberforce Shihepo, has been charged with culpable homicide.
The accident occurred on Saturday between Okahandja and Windhoek when Shihepo's unregistered Jaguar crashed into the rear of a Toyota sedan.
The impact killed 54-year-old Likius Petrus and six-year-old Linda Teopoline Nghipuyoonda.
“Hearing the news that implicates one of our boxers as the main suspect has been a very difficult pill to swallow.
“On behalf the entire Salute Boxing Academy, we would like to pass on our message of our heartfelt condolences to the families of the people who lost their lives.
“We do not condone anything or anyone who does not obey traffic rules and that is why we have been trying to discipline our boxers to stay away from certain activities,” Salute spokesperson Armas Shivute said.
The academy, however, maintained that they would not judge the boxer until he was proven guilty.
The academy has been in contact with the boxer since his arrest and will help him, depending on what the findings of the investigation are.
Shihepo (34) appeared in court on Tuesday 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.
Shihepo was remanded in custody and the case was postponed to 27 November.
Ndafoluma
The boxing academy also announced that one of their boxers, Lukas 'Demolisher' Ndafoluma, will be fighting in Manchester for the WBC international title.
The boxer will challenge the UK's Craig Cunningham at the Warehouse Arena on 10 October.
Ndafoluma said he was ready for the fight and determined to bring the title back to Namibia.
JESSE JACKSON KAURAISA
The accident occurred on Saturday between Okahandja and Windhoek when Shihepo's unregistered Jaguar crashed into the rear of a Toyota sedan.
The impact killed 54-year-old Likius Petrus and six-year-old Linda Teopoline Nghipuyoonda.
“Hearing the news that implicates one of our boxers as the main suspect has been a very difficult pill to swallow.
“On behalf the entire Salute Boxing Academy, we would like to pass on our message of our heartfelt condolences to the families of the people who lost their lives.
“We do not condone anything or anyone who does not obey traffic rules and that is why we have been trying to discipline our boxers to stay away from certain activities,” Salute spokesperson Armas Shivute said.
The academy, however, maintained that they would not judge the boxer until he was proven guilty.
The academy has been in contact with the boxer since his arrest and will help him, depending on what the findings of the investigation are.
Shihepo (34) appeared in court on Tuesday 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.
Shihepo was remanded in custody and the case was postponed to 27 November.
Ndafoluma
The boxing academy also announced that one of their boxers, Lukas 'Demolisher' Ndafoluma, will be fighting in Manchester for the WBC international title.
The boxer will challenge the UK's Craig Cunningham at the Warehouse Arena on 10 October.
Ndafoluma said he was ready for the fight and determined to bring the title back to Namibia.
JESSE JACKSON KAURAISA
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