Ownership of car contested in acid attack case
The man accused of masterminding the acid attack on late Ondangwa prosecutor Justine Shiweda on Friday declined, in the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court, to reveal the source of the N$40 000 he used to allegedly purchase a vehicle as a gift to co-accused Lukas Nekwiyu. The vehicle is central to the state’s case, as it was […] The post Ownership of car contested in acid attack case appeared first on The Namibian .
The man accused of masterminding the acid attack on late Ondangwa prosecutor Justine Shiweda on Friday declined, in the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court, to reveal the source of the N$40 000 he used to allegedly purchase a vehicle as a gift to co-accused Lukas Nekwiyu.
The vehicle is central to the state’s case, as it was allegedly used to transport the acid from Windhoek to northern Namibia.
The state claims the acid was subsequently used in the attack on Shiweda in October last year. She died in hospital in February, as a result of the attack.
Abner Mateus was testifying during the bail hearing of his nephew and co-accused, Petrus Shikwaya, in the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court.
According to the state, Shikwaya provided fuel for the vehicle’s journey from Windhoek to the north and handed N$1 200 to co-accused Petrus Uusiku and Johannes Nghilifavali to purchase acid from an unnamed business in Windhoek.
