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Crime and Courts

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Siblings sentenced for assaulting nephew
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Siblings sentenced for assaulting nephew

The Eenhana Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a sister and brother to five years imprisonment for the brutal assault and chaining of their 13-year-old nephew. The accused, Sakaria Shimbili and Susan Nghipitwako, were found guilty of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm. The offence, committed in 2020 near Epembe village, was carried out against...

Man convicted of stepfather’s murder
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Man convicted of stepfather’s murder

Iuze Mukube A man accused of murdering the then domestic partner of his mother by stabbing him in the chest with a knife during a violent confrontation in 2021 was found guilty yesterday in the High Court. Kevin Matt his then stepfather, Deon Bobeje, at their residence on 27 February 2021 at Krõnlein in Keetmanshoop....

Weekend crime rocks NamPol
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Weekend crime rocks NamPol

A series of violent crimes, accidents and other incidents were reported across Namibia over the weekend. The Namibian Police Force in the weekend crime report said in Khorixas, four tourists were attacked at the Kipwe Camping Site early on Friday.  The suspects, who are still at large, broke into the victims’ vehicle, stealing passports, wallets...

Remorseful brother killer handed three years
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Remorseful brother killer handed three years

Iuze Mukube Three years later, a conclusion was reached in a High Court case that involved a confrontation between brothers that spiralled out of control, which left one dead and the other facing a custodial sentence. In 2022, Brenton Hendricks, who was then 21 years old, was cooking in his room behind the family home...

Zambezi records 34 GBV cases monthly
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Zambezi records 34 GBV cases monthly

KATIMA MULILO – The Zambezi region records an average of 34 gender-based violence (GBV) related cases every month. This was said by Detective Senior Inspector Rahele Tawana of the Namibian Police Force (NamPol), on Friday when she presented an overview at the launch of the regional communication campaign to end the scourge. Tawana said 90...

No luck for fraud accused
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No luck for fraud accused

Morne du Plessis (40), who is accused of committing fraud to the tune of N$4 million, was unsuccessful yesterday in his quest to be discharged in terms of Section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Act. Windhoek High Court Acting Judge Herman January dismissed the application and put Du Plessis on his defence. His lawyer, Boris...

British tourist’s camera had over 1 500 nudes of San children
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British tourist’s camera had over 1 500 nudes of San children

Mulisa Simiyasa GROOTFONTEIN  – Nearly 1 500 nude photos of San children were allegedly found in  the camera the police confiscated from the 65-year-old British tourist arrested after allegedly photographing naked boys and girls from the San Community at the Grashoek Living Meseum in Tsumkwe West. Detective Warrant Officer Richard Muronga, who is investigating the...

Ohangwena rocked by family murders
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Ohangwena rocked by family murders

Victoria Immanuel Auleria Wakudumo Police in the Ohangwena region have opened a murder case against a 12-year-old boy for allegedly stabbing to death his 18-year-old brother. This is the third such murder to occur in Ohangwena within five days – all involving family disputes that turned deadly. Two other incidents, which happened over the weekend,...

Drugs worth N$49m confiscated …Shikongo calls for united front against drug abuse
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Drugs worth N$49m confiscated …Shikongo calls for united front against drug abuse

Lahja Nashuuta The Namibian Police Force has confiscated illicit drugs valued at more than N$49.3 million during nationwide operations conducted between January and December 2023. Police chief Joseph Shikongo confirmed the figures in a statement issued as part of the commemoration of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on 26 June. He...

Oral evidence in Nkata case ruled inadmissible
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Oral evidence in Nkata case ruled inadmissible

Iuze Mukube Windhoek High Court Judge Philanda Christiaan on Wednesday declared that oral admissions made in a case involving a murdered child who was severely burned and discarded in a rubbish container are inadmissible. The judge ruled that the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the oral evidence obtained from Caroline Nkata,...