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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6674 FRIDAY 4 AUGUST 2017
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Murder in Vineta Sharlien Tjambari
Four people were arrested within eighteen hours after the murder on Wednesday morning of 79-year old Rosvietha Sieglinde Strzelecki in her home in Swakopmund's Vineta suburb. Two men entered the house at around 08:30 on Tuesday at 33 Richthofen Street and attacked Strzelecki and her husband, Siegfried Paul Strzelecki (81). The couple was severely assaulted and tied up. The death of Strzelecki is directly linked to the injuries she sustained during the attack. The method of violence allegedly included strangulation. The Strzelecki-couple and their family are well known coastal residents and lived in Walvis Bay for some time when their house in Swakopmund was renovated. Their children own the Prima Schlachterei in Swakopmund. The spokesperson for the Namibian Police in Erongo, Deputy Commissioner Erastus Iikuyu confirmed that the two suspects entered the house, presumably using a duplicate key. The suspects then entered the room where the deceased was at the time and allegedly grabbed her by the throat and hit her head against a wall. The deceased's husband was in another part of the house and was alerted by a noise. He went to investigate and encountered one of the attackers whom he immediately recognised as a person who conducted renovations at the couple's home earlier. The second suspect wore a mask. The masked attacker demanded cash from Strzelecki, only meters from where his wife was fighting for her life in a gravely injured state or might have already died. The suspects then tried to open the safe with a key which the couple missed for some time. They had changed the safe's lock in the meantime. When they could not manage to open the Continues on Page 2
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A number of police officers, members of the community policing and officers of a security company in Swakopmund face criminal charges after an incident at the Vintage night club early on Sunday morning. The officials allegedly sprayed tear gas into the club, assaulted members of the public and threatened two people with rape, should they not hand over video footage that was taken of the events. On the picture: security official Hendrik Burger seen allegedly assaulting a member of the public during the incident
Police assault The reputation of law enforcement in Swakopmund has been dealt a blow over the weekend, after members of the town's community policing, security officials and members of the Namibian Police assaulted a young man at a local night club. As a result of the assault the man suffered a torn retina to one of his eyes. His friend was also assaulted, including a blow to the side of his head by a fist and that whilst he was already handcuffed. The incident occurred at around 03:00 on Sunday at the Vintage night club. Some fifteen people were still at the establishment, although the music was already turned off and no alcohol sold, as it was already past the curfew allowed by the club's liquor license. "It was a relaxed atmosphere. I sat and had a chat with a friend and suddenly there was a commotion as people with reflective jackets, uniforms and even guns entered the place. The air suddenly
filled with teargas, prompting us all to leave the place in a hurry as our eyes were burning and we could hardly breath", one of the victims explained this week. Outside the club we asked the Police why they used pepper spray on us, whereafter we were simply told they teargassed the premises not the people. One of the more vocal members was a certain Hendrik Burger who was dressed in a Continues on Page 2
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