Axe murderer on the loose

A MAN who allegedly hacked another man to death with an axe on Thursday is still at large.

Although the Police know who the alleged murderer is, they had been unable to arrest him until yesterday. According to the acting Police Commander in the Erongo Region, Chief Inspector Johannes Hamman, the suspect and Simon Negumbu allegedly had an argument outside a gambling house in Swakopmund’s Mondesa suburb.In front of several witnesses the suspect allegedly wielded his axe and struck Negumbu in the neck before fleeing.The fatally wounded Negumbu was transported by ambulance to Windhoek for specialist treatment, but he died before reaching Usakos, according to Hamman.According to the acting Police Commander in the Erongo Region, Chief Inspector Johannes Hamman, the suspect and Simon Negumbu allegedly had an argument outside a gambling house in Swakopmund’s Mondesa suburb.In front of several witnesses the suspect allegedly wielded his axe and struck Negumbu in the neck before fleeing.The fatally wounded Negumbu was transported by ambulance to Windhoek for specialist treatment, but he died before reaching Usakos, according to Hamman.