Police officer in failed suicide attempt remanded in custody at Keetmanshoop

Contributed by NAMPA.

KEETMANSHOOP, 22 APR (NAMPA) – The 37-year-old police officer who allegedly set a police vehicle on fire in an attempt to commit suicide on Saturday was denied bail in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
The accused, Uakauta Japuhua, made his first court appearance before Magistrate Erich Dandu, who denied him bail and postponed the case to 18 June 2024 for further police investigations.
The magistrate advised the accused to file a formal bail application if he wished to be released ...