Woman shot, boyfriend surrenders
A Windhoek man surrendered to the police yesterday after allegedly killing his girlfriend in the Otjomuise residential area in the early morning hours.
According to a police spokesperson, Chief Inspector Kauna Shikwambi, the suspect reportedly had an argument with his girlfriend of nine years, identified as Maria Megameno Kamati (29).
He allegedly shot her in the head.
“The suspect drove to the Windhoek police station to report the matter but on the way he was involved in a minor accident and his vehicle veered off the road and hit a pavement. The suspect [then] took a taxi to the police station and notified the police of what had transpired,” she said. The couple apparently had two children.
“The 9mm Makarov pistol was confiscated. The next of kin is informed and the investigation is ongoing,” Shikwambi said.
The deputy minister of gender equality and child welfare, Lucia Witbooi, condemned the incident, saying that children need their mothers.
She said gender-based violence was getting out of hand.
“I do not even know what must be done, the government and even the non-governmental-organisations have so many programmes on how to deal with gender-based violence but you still see this happening every day,” she said.
JEMIMA BEUKES
According to a police spokesperson, Chief Inspector Kauna Shikwambi, the suspect reportedly had an argument with his girlfriend of nine years, identified as Maria Megameno Kamati (29).
He allegedly shot her in the head.
“The suspect drove to the Windhoek police station to report the matter but on the way he was involved in a minor accident and his vehicle veered off the road and hit a pavement. The suspect [then] took a taxi to the police station and notified the police of what had transpired,” she said. The couple apparently had two children.
“The 9mm Makarov pistol was confiscated. The next of kin is informed and the investigation is ongoing,” Shikwambi said.
The deputy minister of gender equality and child welfare, Lucia Witbooi, condemned the incident, saying that children need their mothers.
She said gender-based violence was getting out of hand.
“I do not even know what must be done, the government and even the non-governmental-organisations have so many programmes on how to deal with gender-based violence but you still see this happening every day,” she said.
JEMIMA BEUKES
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