Violence against women to the fore in Shaduka case

ABOUT 50 Windhoek residents, mainly women, yesterday protested outside the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court over an upcoming application for bail by murder suspect and former City of Windhoek Chief of Property Lazarus Shaduka.

Shaduka was arrested at the Paramount Clinic in Windhoek last Sunday night, after he allegedly shot his wife, Selma Shaimemanya Shaduka in the back of her neck with a 9 mm pistol at their home. He took her dying body to the medical facility and, according to Police information, initially alleged that she had committed suicide.The two had been married for just more than a year, and had one child together During his first court appearance last week, the court refused to grant Shaduka bail and ordered him to make a formal application should he so wish.This bail hearing is scheduled to start on Wednesday.The protesters yesterday handed over a petition at the Magistrate’s Court, in which they urged that Shaduka’s request for bail be rejected.They criticised the Police for allowing domestic violence cases to be withdrawn by women, often after they (the victims) allegedly received bribes from their offenders, and for allegedly not properly investigating such cases.The petition was accepted.He took her dying body to the medical facility and, according to Police information, initially alleged that she had committed suicide.The two had been married for just more than a year, and had one child together During his first court appearance last week, the court refused to grant Shaduka bail and ordered him to make a formal application should he so wish.This bail hearing is scheduled to start on Wednesday.The protesters yesterday handed over a petition at the Magistrate’s Court, in which they urged that Shaduka’s request for bail be rejected.They criticised the Police for allowing domestic violence cases to be withdrawn by women, often after they (the victims) allegedly received bribes from their offenders, and for allegedly not properly investigating such cases.The petition was accepted.