Six Rundu cops to face hearings in October

Six Rundu police officers will face disciplinary hearings in October for allegedly failing to respond to desperate pleas for help before the massacre of five family members at the beginning of July.An internal investigation was launched after allegations surfaced that relatives of the five murder victims had called the police for help.Multiple calls by the mother and sister of the murder suspect, Jesaya Gabriel Chuhundu (20), were allegedly dismissed by the police, citing a lack of vehicles.On Sunday, 1 July, Chuhundu allegedly bludgeoned to death his grandmother, Ndongo Ntumba (77); his mother, Ndara Elizabeth Mpande (46); and his three nephews, Musenge Petrus Muruti (6), Hausiku Daniel Kapumburu (4) and Musenge Elias Tjingelesu (3).The mass murder took place at the Ndama informal settlement at Rundu. Yesterday, Nampol spokesperson Deputy Commissioner Edwin Kanguatjivi said disciplinary charges were brought against six police officers – five men and one woman. The proceedings were postponed to October, he said. He said no further details could be provided for now because of the nature of the internal investigation. Chuhunda faces five charges of murder, read with the provisions of the Combating of Domestic Violence Act.He appeared before Magistrate Vivian Ndlovu in July and was refused bail because of the seriousness of the crimes. The case was postponed to 23 November for further investigation and for a mental evaluation of the accused. In late July, police inspector-general Sebastian Ndeitunga said the findings of the disciplinary hearings would be submitted to him for a decision. He said he was informed that the Rundu police station had at least three vehicles, but that some or all of those vehicles were “probably attending to other complaints” at the time.JANA-MARI SMITH

Six Rundu cops to face hearings in October

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Six Rundu cops to face hearings in October

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