Two in court over Goreangab murder

TWO men appeared before the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court on Friday, charged with the murder of 34-year-old German national Ralph Kohnke.

The two men, Da Costa Zuzee (35) and Joseph Nuna (29), remain in custody while Police continue their investigation into a number of crimes linked by the discovery of Kohnke’s stolen vehicle, the body which is yet to be scientifically identified, and Kohnke’s blood-smeared kitchen in which Police found stacks of counterfeit money and a brick – thought to be the murder weapon. The two men will face five criminal charges when they return to court on April 26.Both stand accused of murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances, assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm, violation of a corpse, and incitement to commit an offence.Zuzee was arrested in Windhoek’s Central Business District on Wednesday afternoon, and according to the Police, has already confessed to the crimes.Nuna was apprehended in Rundu on Thursday afternoon.On Thursday, Police mistakenly reported a third suspect arrested in Rundu, and it was later revealed that this third individual is in fact a key witness in their investigation.Kohnke was the General Manager of the Namibian Aviation Training Academy.Police said on Thursday that by arresting Zuzee and Nuna, they have been able confirm the identity of the body as that of Kohnke.The two men will face five criminal charges when they return to court on April 26.Both stand accused of murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances, assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm, violation of a corpse, and incitement to commit an offence.Zuzee was arrested in Windhoek’s Central Business District on Wednesday afternoon, and according to the Police, has already confessed to the crimes.Nuna was apprehended in Rundu on Thursday afternoon.On Thursday, Police mistakenly reported a third suspect arrested in Rundu, and it was later revealed that this third individual is in fact a key witness in their investigation.Kohnke was the General Manager of the Namibian Aviation Training Academy.Police said on Thursday that by arresting Zuzee and Nuna, they have been able confirm the identity of the body as that of Kohnke.