Courts & Crime

Angolan mother detained for infanticide

2018-12-17 Loide Jason

Murdered taxi driver laid to rest

2018-12-17 Selma Ikela

Two convicts who breached ACC Act denied bail

2018-12-17 Roland Routh

Possible additional charges for medical aid fraud accused

2018-12-13 Staff Reporter

WINDHOEK – Two people who were arrested in September for allegedly committing medical aid fraud which caused taxpayers to lose more than N$130 000 are at risk of having more charges added to their case.

Goliath to be sentenced tomorrow

2018-12-13 Roland Routh

WINDHOEK - Eldrin Goliath, the now 22-year-old resident of Rehoboth who was convicted of murder with direct intent, rape and theft will be sentenced tomorrow in the Windhoek High Court, Judge Christi Liebenberg stated yesterday after hearing oral submissions by the state and defence counsels.

Grootfontein killer gets 35 years

2018-12-13 Roland Routh

WINDHOEK - Just one day after he was convicted of murder with direct intent for killing the mother of his two children by stabbing her 14 times with a knife, a Grootfontein resident was sentenced to 35 years behind bars by Oshakati High Court Judge, Johanna Salionga last week.

Investigation incomplete in N$1.9 million medical fraud

2018-12-12 Maria Amakali

WINDHOEK- Windhoek Magistrates Court postponed the case of a Windhoek City Police Constable who is facing fraud charges in connection with N$1.9 million in medical benefits due to incomplete police investigations.

Scalding mother’s case postponed to next year

2018-12-11 Maria Namupala

WINDHOEK – The case of a mother accused of scalding her ten-year-old son with boiling water in October has been postponed to February to allow the police to finalise their investigations

Murder accused wants bail

2018-12-11 Maria Amakali

WINDHOEK – A man who was pin-pointed out by his co-accused for having murdered Alex Maluli Mushe on April, 2017 wants to be released on bail.

No bail for sexagenarian pending appeal

2018-12-11 Roland Routh

WINDHOEK - Acting Windhoek High Court judge, Ileni Velikoshi, last Thursday denied 66-year-old farmer, Willem Visagie Barnard, bail pending the finalisation of his appeal hearing on a conviction of murder and 10 year sentence for killing his wife at their farm in the Mariental district.

Rape accused claims his victims consented

2018-12-11 Roland Routh

WINDHOEK - A Swakopmund resident accused of raping a 14-year-old and another woman in the spate of five days after being released on bail on a previous rape charge, claimed his alleged victims consented.

Teen who fatally stabbed lover gets bail

2018-12-06 Maria Amakali

WINDHOEK - A 19-year-old woman, arrested in July for allegedly killing her 25-year-old ex-lover, was finally released on bail in Katutura Magistrates Court after four months since her arrest.

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Angolan mother detained for infanticide

Murdered taxi driver laid to rest

Two convicts who breached ACC Act denied bail