A case of murder at the Hitman in September

Maria Amakali

WINDHOEK – The trial of the Yemeni national Murad Esmail Ali Al-Hersh is expected to begin in September after a postponement by the Regional Court of Windhoek. 19659003] The Attorney General ruled that Al-Hersh, 40, should be prosecuted for the death of Malian citizen Gamby Baya, who was shot in the head in an illegal affair that turned bitter
] a murder count, a charge of theft and a charge of defeat or obstruction during the course of justice.

Having appeared before Magistrate Elina Nandago, the Yemeni national has been informed that his trial will begin on 18 and 19 September. 19659003] Al-Hersh has been in detention since his arrest on August 2, 2016 in Ongwediva and he was not released on bail because the state feared he could take refuge in his native country and not be tried .

Al-Hersh fatally killed Baya on the night of July 31 to August 1, 2016.
The dead body of Baya was discovered by a passerby at a dump site in the suburb of Kleine Kuppe, Windhoek. It is suspected that Al-Hersh shot Baya between eyes while he was sitting in his 2014 Hyundai Elantra green model in an open space at Kleine Kuppe.

It is alleged that Al-Hersh executed Malian because he had not considered the money. The pair had reached an agreement that Baya would convert $ 500,000 (N $ 6.9 million) into Namibian dollars, but he could not justify $ 150,000 (N $ 2 million), led Al-Hersh to shoot him in the head. ] The Prosecution submits that hindering the course of justice stems from the fact that Al-Hersh disposed of Baya's corpse on the dump site and abandoned the victim's car at Olympia.