THE Police at Oshakati have arrested former Police Sergeant Beatha Kapepo (56) of Oshakati in connection with the murder of her best friend, Albertina Mwaninga Hamunyela, last month.
Hamunyela (54), a nurse at the Oshakati Hospital, was stabbed in the neck six times, allegedly during a quarrel with Kapepo on October 23. She was admitted to the Oshakati Hospital, where she died on Thursday.Police Warrant Officer Samuel Hamukonda said Kapepo was arrested in a village called Okafanyama in southern Angola on Wednesday.She was initially charged with assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, but the charge was changed to murder after Hamunyela’s death.Kapepo appeared in the Oshakati Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, but was not asked to plead.The case was postponed for further investigation.Kapepo was not granted bail.She was admitted to the Oshakati Hospital, where she died on Thursday.Police Warrant Officer Samuel Hamukonda said Kapepo was arrested in a village called Okafanyama in southern Angola on Wednesday.She was initially charged with assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, but the charge was changed to murder after Hamunyela’s death.Kapepo appeared in the Oshakati Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, but was not asked to plead.The case was postponed for further investigation.Kapepo was not granted bail.
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