‘Sometimes he has grey hair and sometimes he will have black or brown hair’
By Anna Shilongo
WINDHOEK
As efforts continue in the hunt for the culprit/s in the murder of a young woman whose body was dumped in a rubbish bin, there are members of the public with crucial information that could unmask the suspect.
Yesterday two women from Windhoek brought to the attention of New Era information they believe could shed light on the latest murder and mutilations. Fearing for their lives, however, one of them said that they are afraid of moving around. She told of a traumatic experience that she was subjected to, where a man forced her to sleep with a snake. After that terrifying ordeal the man dropped her far away from her destination and she had to walk back home.
“It was scary, I was shaking that day; I thought I was going to die and still he did not care. He just dumped me in the bush,” narrated a commercial sex worker. She says she is too afraid to disclose the identity of the man. Apart from which, it was also difficult to describe the suspect, as he changes appearances, she said.
“Sometimes he has grey hair and sometimes he will have black or brown hair. I remember the time he went with me he was driving a green old model Land Cruiser, and he had grey hair, but when my friends were with him he changed his hair colour as well as the vehicle. We all have different versions of how this man looks,” she said. However, she feels threatened as she speaks.
“I am so scared. I fear for my life as well as that of my family. I was not even guaranteed protection, it’s only my God I am relying on but nobody else. As I speak, I am not even at my house,” said the sex worker. However, police spokesperson Chief Inspector Angula Amulungu said members of the public with any information regarding the suspect should not fear anyone as law enforcement officers are there to protect them. “Why should these people fear, if they feel they are under threat with the information they gave to the police. We have a protection unit that will guard them,” said Amulungu. He called on members of the public with information that could lead to the arrest of the suspect/s to come forward. “We have a police protection unit, why should they fear?” said Amulungu. He further urged members of the public to cooperate with the police during their investigation, adding that any police success is mainly dependent on the public.
“We depend on the public in order to carry out our investigations efficiently. There is a need for the public to assist us in whatever case it might be. Crimes are committed in the community and it’s only the public that may know the whole truth,” he said. He added that the Namibian police were confident that they were going to arrest the culprit/s no matter how long it takes to get to the bottom of the matter.
Meanwhile, another woman believed to reside in the Greenwell Matongo area may have some information that might help the police. However, she would not reveal the information or be linked to the case. She left her place of residence yesterday and the police are trying to trace her. The woman is said to have survived a similar incident some years ago when she narrowly escaped being decapitated by a white man who took her to a plot in Brakwater. She arrived at the hospital unconscious but she was lucky to be alive. The police are still offering the N$60 000 reward for any information that could help them apprehend the elusive suspect, said Amulungu. He appealed to the public to keep phoning the police station with the little they know. “There is an exception set for those who don’t want to reveal their names – just call the number, leave your information. You are not forced to reveal your name if you don’t want to,” he said. Anybody with information contact the police at (061) 2094414, or the nearest police station.