Olympic boxing champ now faces attempted murder charges….

Olympic boxer Jonas Junias Jonas (27) remains in custody in Swakopmund, following his first court appearance on Monday in the town’s magistrate’s court on a charge of attempted murder and the assault of a police officer.

Jonas was arrested in Swakopmund last Friday (16 April 2021), following an early morning assault on a person in front of a shebeen in Mondesa. Soon thereafter he allegedly drove to the Mondesa police station where he assaulted a police officer on duty.
The person Jonas assaulted was so badly injured he was taken to the head-trauma unit of a Windhoek hospital hours after the assault. The police officer suffered a torn uniform. Jonas returns to court on 5 May and is expected to launch a formal bail application on the same day.