Namibia: Prisoner Dies in Cell

WARDERS on duty at the Windhoek Correctional Facility on Tuesday night failed to come to the aid of an awaiting trial inmate who collapsed in his cell and later died, fellow detainees have claimed.

David Matali (48) died during the night between Tuesday and yesterday morning, a spokesperson of the Namibian Correctional Service, commissioner Sam Shaalulange, confirmed yesterday.

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