Cop charged with colleague's murder The Oshana police on Sunday evening arrested a police officer in connection with the murder of a colleague at Oshakati.According to the police, a 35-year-old police sergeant reportedly stabbed a fellow male officer in the neck with a bottle at their residential units.
The victim was pronounced dead upon arrival at the Oshakati State Hospital.
Oshana acting commander Karel Theron confirmed the incident yesterday.
“The suspect, who has been a member of the Namibian Police Force since 2011, will appear before the Oshakati Magistrate''s Court tomorrow [today] on a charge of murder of a fellow police member who joined the police in 2010. They are all members of the operations unit,” Theron said.
Theron added that the deceased''s next of kin had not yet been informed as they were trying to locate them. Namibian Sun understands that the deceased hails from Aminuis in the Omaheke Region.
The deceased''s girlfriend, who witnessed the attack, told Namibian Sun that they were sleeping when the suspect entered their room and confronted the deceased.
This led to a quarrel between the two police officers, according to the girlfriend.
“We were just sleeping when the suspect entered our room and started confronting us with a Castle Lite bottle in his hand. My boyfriend got up and started pushing him outside,” she said.
“While outside his bottle fell down and the suspect picked a broken piece and stabbed my boyfriend in the neck. My boyfriend ran away, but the suspect chased after him. My boyfriend fell and the suspect stabbed him in the back and chest. Follow colleagues separated them and called the ambulance.”
According to another police officer living at the same place, the two had been seen quarrelling before.
Theron, however, said that was never reported to the authorities. Police investigation into the matter continues.