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The men were apprehended and sent, on December 4th, to Outjo district court to stand trial. En route they escaped, and in the processes killed one of the policemen escorting them, Constable Van Wyck (who was shot in the stomach by Veenendaal).
The men were apprehended and sent, on December 4th, to Outjo district court to stand trial. En route they escaped, and in the processes killed one of the policemen escorting them, Constable Van Wyck (who was shot in the stomach by Veenendaal).
The men escaped to South Africa and, in 1997, before the South African government could deport them to stand trial in Namibia had fled to Britain.
The men escaped to South Africa and, in 1997, before the South African government could deport them to stand trial in Namibia had fled to Britain.
The Namibian government, with the assistance of [[Interpol]], are still trying to have the two men, who are in Britain, extradited to stand trial.
==Battle of Ventersdorp===
==Battle of Ventersdorp===