{"id":290148,"date":"2020-04-17T08:13:27","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T06:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=290148"},"modified":"2020-04-17T08:13:30","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T06:13:30","slug":"police-officers-charged-with-murder-of-street-vendor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=290148","title":{"rendered":"Police officers charged with murder of street vendor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Maria David<\/p>\n<p>THE Ohangwena police are keeping a tight lid on the identities of two police officers who were charged with murder after the man they assaulted while enforcing lockdown safety measures, succumbed to his injuries.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In fact, prior to Informant\u00e9 making inquiries into the matter following a tip-off, the police deliberately excluded the details of the murder case from their crime bulletin.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The two police officers, whose identities could not be established by this afternoon, reportedly assaulted 47-year-old David Tuhafeni at Oyongo village in the Oshikango constituency while enforcing the State of Emergency regulations.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tuafeni was later declared dead at the Engela State hospital.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Although the duo already appeared at the Ohangwena Magistrate\u2019s Court where they were released on bail in the amount of N$5,000 each, their identities are being closely guarded.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"516\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Police-officers-charged-with-murder-of-street-vendor.png\" alt=\"Police officers charged murder Ohangwena\" class=\"wp-image-290143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Police-officers-charged-with-murder-of-street-vendor.png 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Police-officers-charged-with-murder-of-street-vendor.png 491w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Police-officers-charged-with-murder-of-street-vendor.png 310w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Police-officers-charged-with-murder-of-street-vendor.png 516w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px\" \/><figcaption>Picture for illustrative purposes only. Photo: Contributed<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Their case was postponed to 28 May 2020 for further police investigations.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ohangwena police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Kaume Itumba, after giving Informant\u00e9 the runaround, refused to identify the two officers to the media.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to highlight that police officers are public servants, therefore, I can&#8217;t reveal their names due to concerns for their safety. So the best way to get their names is to attend their next court appearance,\u201d said Itumba via text message.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to Itumba, the incident occurred when the two police officers were executing their duty by sending Angolan vendors back to their country and ordering the Namibian vendors to pack up and leave. 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