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Police brutality suspected Madelaine Laubscher
According to a Swakopmund resident, two police officers allegedly assaulted his brother, Andy Goliath, after following his vehicle to his house, and subsequently arrested him for driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor (DUI). He further mentioned that after the arrest, his brother was assaulted once more inside the police holding cells. “I am furious, because my brother needed medical attention. He was arrested the Sunday night and I bailed him out last Wednesday. He was only charged for drunk driving the day after he was arrested, even though they never tested his alcohol blood-level. I wanted to take my brother specific food he needs to eat, as he is a diabetic, but they (police) refused.
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Andy Goliath I want these officers to pay for my brother’s medical costs. The public must know that these officers were wrong.
Page 4 My question is why did they have to attack him when he did not even put up a struggle?” The said brother, Mr Andy
Goliath, noted to namib times that he has laid an assault charge against the officers. “The police never warned
me to pull over as I drove home. When they got out of their vehicle at my house, they just started kicking and beating me. Continues on page 2
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The supposed incident occurred on 24 May and according to the source, the two police officers brutally attacked his brother in his yard, after assuming that he was driving drunk. “According to the police, he drove in front of them and he apparently hit a dog, which was why they followed him, but they never warned him to pull over,” the brother fumed. There were allegedly eye witnesses who saw how the officers simply started slapping and kicking his brother for no reason at all.
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“Casualty is only for vehicle accident victims and stab wounds…”
Liesl Losper After numerous complaints from residents about the poor service at the Walvis Bay State Hospital, this reporter had a first-hand experience, last month, at this medical establishment. “When I arrived at casualty, in dire need of medical assistance, I was completely shocked by
the attitude and rudeness of the lady at reception. She addressed the patient in front of me in a very
rude tone, asking why he does not know what his residential address was. She (receptionist) went
on saying, “Go that side to the sisters first and then come and pay,” without making any eye contact.
I asked her if she was talking to me, which she confirmed. I than went to casualty, where I found
nobody at the reception desk, it was quiet with no other patients on the benches. Continues on page 2
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