Windhoek High Court Judge Dinnah Usiku on Monday granted a resident of the Kanaan location in Gobabis the opportunity to be mentally assessed after he was convicted on multiple charges of rape and housebreaking. His current legal aid lawyer, who only came on board after his conviction, Eliaser Shikwa, told the judge that Richard Kennedy...
Legal woes continue to follow Hou Xuecheng (47), a Chinese businessman who is suspected of being a merchant in endangered species after he was arrested in Rundu on a warrant for failure to pay a traffic ticket in 2020. This was revealed on Monday when Xuecheng failed to appear for his plea and trial hearing...
Windhoek High Court Judge Naomi Shivute on Thursday convicted a 32-year-old Drimiopsis resident of kidnapping, rape and murder. Abel Mokalabatho pleaded not guilty to the charges of rape, murder and kidnapping at the start of his trial. He wanted to plead guilty to the charge of defeating or obstructing the course of justice for disposing...
A man accused of committing fraud to the tune of N$4.234 million applied for a Section 174 discharge yesterday before Windhoek High Court Judge Herman January. Morne du Plessis (40) claims there is no evidence before the court to sustain the charges of fraud, alternatively theft and theft by false pretences, as well as money...
The trial of a woman accused of a fatal shack fire that claimed the lives of her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend in December 2022 has descended into a trial within a trial. This was after the accused refuted an alleged confession and admissions she made to police officers shortly after her arrest. Mechtilde Karomo...
Windhoek High Court Judge Dinnah Usiku last week convicted Abraham Maasdorp on a charge of murder with direct intent, and defeating the course of justice. The judge found that the State, represented by Advocate Basson Lilungwe, proved beyond reasonable doubt that Maasdorp intentionally killed his 10-week pregnant girlfriend, Magda van Wyk (20) on 2 August...
The lawyer of a woman accused of defrauding a private school in Windhoek of more than N$2.8 million indicated that her client intends pleading guilty to some of the charges she is facing. Johanna Coetzee (52) pleaded guilty to 13 of the 18 charges she faces yesterday. Her lawyer Janita von Wielligh informed Windhoek High...
Prominent Namibian lawyer Dirk Conradie has reignited the black empowerment debate in the Windhoek High Court, where he stands accused of flouting processes for gratification. Conradie, who took High Court judge Thomas Masuku through his journey from humble beginnings to the pinnacle of Namibia’s legal fraternity, said the purpose for meeting the owners of DV8...
A Windhoek resident, who was accused of breaking into a shack in the Goreangab informal settlement and raping two women, was found not guilty last week on all counts by Windhoek High Court Judge Philanda Christiaan. The judge found that the forensic and medical evidence did not link Moses Salele conclusively to the commission of...
The doctor that conducted the examination on a three-year-old girl allegedly raped by a 35-year-old man in Aranos concluded that forceful penetration took place. Dr Dawina Oaes told Windhoek High Court Judge Claudia Claasen on Tuesday that when she examined the little girl, she found bruises, swelling and a tear on her private parts. She...