Police and prosecutors have linked the fatal attack on Ondangwa prosecutor Justine Shiweda to a case in which she opposed bail for jailed former police officer Abner "Kapilili" Mateus. Justine Shiweda's job has cost her life. 

Allegations before the court are that a bribe of dollars was offered in an attempt to influence Shiweda to refrain from opposing bail for Abner Mateus. 

Mateus is in custody, facing a multitude of charges that range from fraud to scamming and theft.
Allegations are that he allegedly birthed a plan to bribe prosecutor Shiweda to ensure he got bail. 

Police say that bribe was either not accepted by Shiweda, or it never reached her. 
After bail was denied to Matheus, investigators allege that he coordinated a plot, from custody, to have her attacked.

Shiweda, a regional and control prosecutor, was shot and attacked with acid outside her Ondangwa home on 17 October, in an assault police believe was planned in retaliation for her work.

She was preparing to take her children to school when attackers struck as she sat in her vehicle. 
Investigators said her car windows were smashed, she was shot in the legs, and a corrosive substance was thrown on her. 

She managed to call for help shortly after the attack and was rushed to hospital, where she underwent at least eight surgical procedures - though she remained in critical care until her death.

Shiweda died in hospital on 7 February. She will be buried this weekend.
Police later confirmed her death and said the matter, initially investigated as attempted murder, would now be treated as murder.

Police have alleged that Mateus used associates to communicate and coordinate activities while in detention and that money was promised to those recruited to carry out the assault.
Six men have been charged in connection with the attack. 

Those implicated include Ondangwa-based medical practitioner Fillemon "Fly" Nakanduungile, who has been arrested and charged. 
Dr Nakaduungile also faces a charge of murder under the common purpose doctrine.

Others are Petrus Uusiku, Petrus Shikwaya, Johannes Nghilifavali and Lukas Nekwiyu. 
Some of the accused have appeared in court, with proceedings continuing in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court. 

Police have also moved suspects between holding facilities amid concerns about interference and attempted bribery linked to the case.

After Shiweda's death, the Namibia Law Association called for a thorough and expedited investigation and said an attack on a prosecutor is an attack on the justice system.

The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) also condemned the attack and called for accountability and protection for judicial officers.

Lawyer Kadhila Amoomo called on the Ministry of Justice and Labour Relations to prepare to compensate Shiweda's family, saying her death had raised questions about the safety of prosecutors.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah described the safety of judges, prosecutors and legal practitioners as a national concern and said no justice official should work under threat.