Dorado murder: Minors among 7 accused

SEVEN young men, including four minors, are set to appear in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court in Katutura today – accused of murdering a Windhoek resident in Dorado Park last week.

The group, aged between 14 and 20 years, made their first court appearance on Friday. The four minors were granted bail.The other three suspects remain in custody.The group are accused of hacking to death 31-year old Shipandeni Kanyemba last Monday night.Kanyemba and his brother had been walking along Victoria Street when the group apparently approached them.According to information given to the Police, Kanyemba and his brother tried to flee from their armed attackers.Kanyemba was caught, but his brother escaped.While witnesses said that Kanyemba had been hacked to death with a panga, Police reported only that he had been hit with an unknown object.The four minors were granted bail.The other three suspects remain in custody.The group are accused of hacking to death 31-year old Shipandeni Kanyemba last Monday night.Kanyemba and his brother had been walking along Victoria Street when the group apparently approached them.According to information given to the Police, Kanyemba and his brother tried to flee from their armed attackers.Kanyemba was caught, but his brother escaped.While witnesses said that Kanyemba had been hacked to death with a panga, Police reported only that he had been hit with an unknown object.

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