NEWS - NAMIBIA
| 2013-08-01
Walvis pupil murdered
Adam Hartman
JOHANNA Nantopo (16), a Grade nine learner at De Duine Secondary School in Walvis Bay, was on her way to school yesterday morning when she was attacked by a knife-wielding man, stabbed several times in the neck and chest and died on the spot.
The suspected murderer however got his lot when he fled from the scene and ran across the busy B2 highway between Swakopmund and the harbour town but was hit by a truck in the process. He is also dead. He was identified as 26-year-old Jonas Mukonda.
Acting Regional Crime Investigation Coordinator of the Erongo Police, Inspector Erastus Iikuyu said that the motive for the murder was unclear but added that it did not seem as if the two had any relationship.
“Whether he was waiting for her, and what his motive was is unknown,” said Iikuyu.
The incident happened at around 07h30 about 200 metres away from the ‘Welcome to Walvis Bay’ sign.
Extreme east winds limited visibility because of the sand and dust, and it is suspected that the murderer used the opportunity to conceal his act. That was until he was killed on the road, resulting in attention being drawn to the body of the girl lying on the Tamariskia side of the road.
Comments
I Namibia, people are mudering each other more than animals in the bush do! - Benaya Niyukuri
i think the kill must be put in jail for life, so that be a example of others. - w.ndilula
Its so scarry these days. The moral stadard in this country is very very low. Every day we are morning our women being slaughtered like we are in a war ridden country.
The govrnment must do something women and men of this land are mentally ill. they need councelling. Men knows that women are protected by low and when a women threaten a mentally ill men with police the result is always murder. Women must respect themselves before they fall in relationships they must first scrutinize the person. Women change your attitutes! Men change your attitute women need you to protect them not to kill them. Please I am tired and we as a nation we are tired. - Shatimwene Nghilai
its unbelievable how women are being killed this days, what happened to man being the protectors to them being the killers? people who do this evil thing should be put in jail for life. - siseho
I think it was better if he did not die to suffer the pain of injury and disabling. But anyway God knpws what is better for us. Let the almighty have mercy on us - Anooshike Ipuleni
Tamariskia is in Swakopmund
Leave the death penalty, it will never come back with our backless lawmakers. Leave it up to the community to deal with people that think other people are worthless and taking their lives. - el-chardt
Shame! My condolences to beareved family. Let this country bring back the death penalty! - Tarah-Kenneth Ndemuweda
Taking someones life became cheap due to the very low sentences imposed on these murderers. At least lately we saw in the media higher sentences applied. It will take a very long time though, and a lot more lost of innocent lives before we will see a change.................no more of " better a killer than a goat thief" - Cirra
women we do not know where we are safe any more. every where we are just having fear to add on the statistic of man murdering us. what is in men 's heart? no mercy for their mothers and sister? some thing need to be done urgent.
' - ndeshi
Oh God why, why please tells us what to do!
Death penalty back I say. - Kodot
Lord have mercy on us:-( - Ndapanda Fanuel
i am actually speechless until when can this goes on like this? until when.......But one day God will answer our prayers and none else should intervene. RIP Johanna - Hilja Ndjukuma
Its sad that a young promising girl lost her life due to the actions of us man . What must we do to protect our young girls from these monsters . - Mandandi Vilho Bissa
my condolences to the family. it's good that he died too. - Frieda
Whts real wrong wth ths nation, killing of ladies become a daily bread of men? Rest in peace Johanna - Joseph Jay-pee
Thats so sad,my condolences to the bereaved family - royd
its realy sad and it touches everyones heart..man killing woman and childrens is really a big problem in our country..rest in peace johanna nantapo. - johannes litwayi s
Seriuosly? What is going on with our Nation? Out of the blue, and your life perished. He was not supposed to die to tell the nation why he killed the innocent person. RIP JOHANNA Nantopo. - Immanuel Newaka Ekandjo
what is in man's head oshili? we are tired.every day,murderer! - aina angula
