Shaduka charged with wife’s murder

TWO days after rushing his wife to a Windhoek clinic where she died of a gunshot wound to the back of her neck, former City of Windhoek Chief of Property, Lazarus Shaduka, yesterday made his first court appearance on a charge of murder.

His wife, 33-year-old Selma Shaimemanya Shaduka, died in the Paramount Clinic on Sunday night after being shot at the couple’s home in Klein Windhoek. Shaimemanya was the secretary to Defence Minister Charles Namoloh at the time of her death.Shaduka is being held at the Windhoek Police Station following his appearance in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court yesterday.He has been ordered to make a formal application for bail, a process which will start tomorrow.The case has been postponed to September 2 for further Police investigation.The Police arrested Shaduka on Sunday night, but said on Monday that he was only being held for questioning.It is understood that he originally claimed his wife had committed suicide.Shaduka first made headlines in 2005 while serving as Chief of Property at the City of Windhoek.At that time he was dismissed following the discovery of an alleged questionable land purchase deal in which he was apparently involved.He quit his position after being suspended by the City, but the municipality refused to accept his resignation and fired him instead.At the time of his arrest, Shaduka was a private businessman, and owns the gambling house Pub Ketu in Windhoek.The couple were married early last year, and have a one-year-old daughter together.Shaimemanya was the secretary to Defence Minister Charles Namoloh at the time of her death.Shaduka is being held at the Windhoek Police Station following his appearance in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court yesterday.He has been ordered to make a formal application for bail, a process which will start tomorrow.The case has been postponed to September 2 for further Police investigation.The Police arrested Shaduka on Sunday night, but said on Monday that he was only being held for questioning.It is understood that he originally claimed his wife had committed suicide.Shaduka first made headlines in 2005 while serving as Chief of Property at the City of Windhoek. At that time he was dismissed following the discovery of an alleged questionable land purchase deal in which he was apparently involved.He quit his position after being suspended by the City, but the municipality refused to accept his resignation and fired him instead.At the time of his arrest, Shaduka was a private businessman, and owns the gambling house Pub Ketu in Windhoek.The couple were married early last year, and have a one-year-old daughter together.