Teacher’s murder goes to court

BONIFATIUS Konstantinus (26), charged with the murder of a female teacher at Otshipya village in the Omusati Region, made another appearance in the Oshakati Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.

Wilihelmina Nangula Amukwaya Shafa (37), a teacher at Otshipya Combined School, was ambushed and shot dead in her bakkie near the village on March 2. Her body was pulled from the vehicle and left in the road, where it was later found by villagers.Shafa’s two-year-old son Henry was found crying next to his mother’s corpse.Police arrested Konstantinus on March 4 at Etunda near Ruacana.According to the Police, he was found driving Shafa’s bakkie and had a shotgun in his possession.He was charged with murder and car theft.When Konstantinus made his first appearance in the Oshakati Magistrate’s Court on March 6, he pleaded guilty to both charges.The case was on Tuesday postponed to May 30 for further investigation.Konstantinus was not granted bail and remains in Police custody.Her body was pulled from the vehicle and left in the road, where it was later found by villagers.Shafa’s two-year-old son Henry was found crying next to his mother’s corpse.Police arrested Konstantinus on March 4 at Etunda near Ruacana.According to the Police, he was found driving Shafa’s bakkie and had a shotgun in his possession.He was charged with murder and car theft.When Konstantinus made his first appearance in the Oshakati Magistrate’s Court on March 6, he pleaded guilty to both charges.The case was on Tuesday postponed to May 30 for further investigation.Konstantinus was not granted bail and remains in Police custody.