Crash victims named
The names of two police officers who died in a head-on collision on the Rundu-Katima Mulilo highway last Friday have been released.
The deceased are 50-year-old Tjilombo Petrus Mandju and 40-year-old Muduva Maria Eleoteria Mayinga.
Both were Special Reserve Force members stationed at the Kashipe border post in the Ndiyona constituency of the Kavango East Region.
The two police officers died at Ngarama Teya village in Kavango East, when their police vehicle collided head-on with a truck.
The region's crime investigations coordinator, Deputy Commissioner Bonifatius Kanyetu told Nampa that the car in which the two police officers died had seven occupants.
“Three police officers and two inmates had to be rushed to the Rundu State Hospital, where all five are in a critical condition,” he said
According to Kanyetu, the truck was attempting to overtake a car when it collided head-on with the oncoming police vehicle, which was transporting two inmates from Ndiyona police station.
“The driver of the truck, who is a Zambian national, escaped unhurt,” he said.
In the meanwhile, three men accused of murdering Josef Mulandji in Windhoek in December made their first appearance before the Katutura Magistrate's Court on Monday.
King Iipinge, 24, Patrick Betswana, 23, and Amon Tangi, 19, appeared before Magistrate Antonius Shapumba who postponed the case to 29 April 2019 to allow for further police investigations.
They were remanded in custody at the Katutura police station until their next court appearance.
It is alleged that Mulandji was having drinks with a colleague at a bar in the Mix informal settlement when a fight broke out between him and the accused around 23:00 on 21 December 2018.
There was a power cut for about ten minutes and during this time Mulandji was stabbed in the back.
He succumbed to his injuries on Sunday and the three suspects were arrested the same day.
During their court appearance, Shapumba advised the accused to be cautious about what they say regarding the trial while in custody as it can be used against them during the trial.
The prosecutor on duty was Menencia Hinda.
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The deceased are 50-year-old Tjilombo Petrus Mandju and 40-year-old Muduva Maria Eleoteria Mayinga.
Both were Special Reserve Force members stationed at the Kashipe border post in the Ndiyona constituency of the Kavango East Region.
The two police officers died at Ngarama Teya village in Kavango East, when their police vehicle collided head-on with a truck.
The region's crime investigations coordinator, Deputy Commissioner Bonifatius Kanyetu told Nampa that the car in which the two police officers died had seven occupants.
“Three police officers and two inmates had to be rushed to the Rundu State Hospital, where all five are in a critical condition,” he said
According to Kanyetu, the truck was attempting to overtake a car when it collided head-on with the oncoming police vehicle, which was transporting two inmates from Ndiyona police station.
“The driver of the truck, who is a Zambian national, escaped unhurt,” he said.
In the meanwhile, three men accused of murdering Josef Mulandji in Windhoek in December made their first appearance before the Katutura Magistrate's Court on Monday.
King Iipinge, 24, Patrick Betswana, 23, and Amon Tangi, 19, appeared before Magistrate Antonius Shapumba who postponed the case to 29 April 2019 to allow for further police investigations.
They were remanded in custody at the Katutura police station until their next court appearance.
It is alleged that Mulandji was having drinks with a colleague at a bar in the Mix informal settlement when a fight broke out between him and the accused around 23:00 on 21 December 2018.
There was a power cut for about ten minutes and during this time Mulandji was stabbed in the back.
He succumbed to his injuries on Sunday and the three suspects were arrested the same day.
During their court appearance, Shapumba advised the accused to be cautious about what they say regarding the trial while in custody as it can be used against them during the trial.
The prosecutor on duty was Menencia Hinda.
NAMPA
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