Three people murdered on month-end weekend

THE end of a normal business day ended in death for a vendor at the Kuisebmond open market on Friday, when he was stabbed to death over a mere piece of meat.

Salomo Kapa (26) had been selling kapana (cooked meat) at the Walvis Bay informal market at around 18h00, when a 28-year-old man apparently grabbed a piece of meat from his grill and ate it. According to Police, the suspect refused to pay for the meat and a fight ensued between the two men.Kapa was fatally stabbed in the chest.He died on the way to hospital.The suspect has since been arrested, Police reported yesterday.* The body of a 30-year-old man was found lying outside a Windhoek residence on Saturday.Police report that the owners of the house had awoken at around 05h30 to find the body of a man who was later identified as Petrus Shiyala lying in front of their house.He had been stabbed in the head and in the right thigh.Police spokesperson Warrant Officer James Matengu told The Namibian yesterday that the identity of the person last seen with Shiyala is known to them, and the Police are trying to trace him for more information.* Three more murders were committed over the weekend – two in Windhoek and the third at Gobabis.Elroy Nell (17) was stabbed in the chest during a fight in Wanaheda on Saturday.He died before he could be taken to hospital, and Police have since arrested a 26-year-old man for the crime.According to Police, the suspect refused to pay for the meat and a fight ensued between the two men.Kapa was fatally stabbed in the chest.He died on the way to hospital.The suspect has since been arrested, Police reported yesterday.* The body of a 30-year-old man was found lying outside a Windhoek residence on Saturday.Police report that the owners of the house had awoken at around 05h30 to find the body of a man who was later identified as Petrus Shiyala lying in front of their house. He had been stabbed in the head and in the right thigh.Police spokesperson Warrant Officer James Matengu told The Namibian yesterday that the identity of the person last seen with Shiyala is known to them, and the Police are trying to trace him for more information.* Three more murders were committed over the weekend – two in Windhoek and the third at Gobabis.Elroy Nell (17) was stabbed in the chest during a fight in Wanaheda on Saturday.He died before he could be taken to hospital, and Police have since arrested a 26-year-old man for the crime.