Accused says fatal shooting was not deliberate

Source: The Namibian · 2026-11-04T17:00:00.000Z · Business

A former security company employee accused of murdering a colleague while transporting cash from northern Namibia to Windhoek told a police officer after his arrest that the fatal shooting was not deliberate. In a statement made after his arrest, murder and armed robbery accused Teodor Shipanga (49) said the shooting that claimed the life of one of his colleagues, Shain van Wyk (22) , on 11 November 2011 took place while he and Van Wyk were fighting over a shotgun. This is according to a statement attributed to Shipanga about which detective chief inspector Felix Ndikoma testified during Shipanga’s trial

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