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Holiday becomes Robbery Nightmare Maria Davel-Wallis
When Johan du Toit was awaken by the bright light shining in his eyes, his first thought was that it was his dad waking him for their first fishing expedition – but he soon realised that he had it wrong… it was a man with a gun in his hand, telling him to be quiet… The Du Toit family of Alberton - originally from Tsumeb - has been visiting the fish waters of Henties Bay since 1964,
and the members of this family, together with many friends, have numerous special memories of their visits.
They arrived from South Africa on Sunday evening, but it was almost midnight when they eventually went to bed - in
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Investigative Sgt Gideon Kanhulu at the house where the visitors were robbed
Hentiesbaaikindermoord N$2 000 borg vir verdagte Marshallino Beukes
‘n Verdagte in die moordsaak van die 13-jarige Rachel Boois is die afgelope naweek gearresteer en borg van N$2 000 is Maandag in die Hentiesbaaise rondgaande hof aan hom toegestaan. Die Hentiesbaai-gemeenskap was bykans ‘n jaar gelede tot in hul fondamente geskok, toe die oorskot van die meisie op 4 Mei 2014 in ‘n halfgeboude huis in Elandstraat, Hentiesbaai gevind is. Adjunkkommissaris Otilie Kashuupulwa het op daardie tydstip aangedui dat die graad 6 meisie se lewelose liggaam omstreeks 15:30 die namid-
dag ontdek was, en dat die polisie vermoed dat sy tussen Vrydag, 2 Mei en Sondag 4 Mei 2014 vermoor is. Sprake dat die meisie ook verkrag is, het die rondte gedoen, maar kon egter nie bevestig word nie en na aanduiding was verwurging die oorsaak van haar dood. Volgens bronne was die oorledene oorspronklik
van Windhoek, maar het ten tye van haar dood by haar ouma in Hentiesbaai gewoon. Die verdagte, Manfred Sivandja (29), gaan weer op 15 Junie voor die hof verskyn en die saak is na die Prokureur-Generaal verwys. Adjunkkommissaris Kashuupulwa het gister aangedui dat die verdagte ‘n inwoner van Hentiesbaai is.
high spirits for the first fishing expedition of their two week holiday. But not long after they fell asleep, around 00:45, the rude awakening – and the demand for “money! money! I want money… I need more money!” Mr Du Toit, his 77-year old
father, his sister, wife and children were robbed of three computers, one tablet, two mobile phones, two Canon cameras and almost N$8 000 of cash – different valuta. They were sleeping on the first floor, when some of the friends, who were
still awake, heard a noise downstairs and investigated – but found nothing – moments later, they were held at gunpoint. He says his wife – deeply shocked and paralysed with fear, just kept praying and begging the men – three of them - not to hurt Continues on page 2