{"id":319078,"date":"2022-05-06T14:34:34","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T12:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=319078"},"modified":"2022-05-06T14:34:41","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T12:34:41","slug":"man-accused-of-rugby-legend-gerhard-mans-death-remanded-in-custody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=319078","title":{"rendered":"Man accused of rugby legend Gerhard Mans\u2019 death remanded in custody"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter<\/p>\n<p>THE man accused of the death of 60-year-old Gerhard Mans, one of the pioneers of the Namibian national rugby team, was today remanded in custody after he made his first appearance in the Katutura Magistrate\u2019s Court.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect, identified as 31-year-old Paulus Japhet, appeared on a charge of culpable homicide.<\/p>\n<p>According to the initial police reports, the accident happened on Wednesday 4 May 2022 at around 09:30 on the Western Bypass.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"304\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 304;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WhatsApp-Video-2022-05-06-at-2.11.26-PM.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption>BEHIND BARS: The suspect arrested for culpable homicide after the death of Gerhard Mans. Video: Samuel Shinedima<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It is alleged that Japhet hit Mans with a white BMW with no registration but a valid temporary permit while Mans was cycling.<\/p>\n<p>State Prosecutor Sirka Nangoro stated that the suspect is charged with culpable homicide and negligently killing Mans on the B1 road.<\/p>\n<p>She further requested that the case be postponed to 22 July 2022, for further police investigations. 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