A 29-year-old man was arrested on Monday at Otjiwarongo after allegedly stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death with an unknown object. According to a Nampa report, the deceased was identified by her close relatives as the 24-year-old Amanda Khuxas.
Crime and Courts
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Man allegedly rapes male friend
Oshana police are investigating a case wherein a 36 year-old man was allegedly raped by his friend last week at Oshakati’s Uupindi location. It is alleged that the complainant was coming from Cuca shops and decided to overnight at his friend’s house after feeling a bit intoxicated. In the morning, however, the alleged victim was...
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Alleged knife killer pleads not guilty
A Khorixas resident, who allegedly killed his former girlfriend and mother of his three children to prevent her from testifying in a rape allegation against him, pleaded not guilty before Windhoek High Court Judge Claudia Claasen on Tuesday. Arnold Khamseb (50) claimed in a plea explanation, read to the court by his Legal Aid lawyer Petrus...
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Möller’s ‘remorseless’ killers sentenced
“It remains a notorious fact that no length of custodial sentence will bring back the deceased, neither can it restore the health status of his wife to what it was before the attack.” This was said by Windhoek High Court Judge Dinnah Usiku when she sentenced the four men convicted of the murder and robbery...
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Shivute urges Zambezi residents to take care of new court
Chief Justice Peter Shivute today called upon the residents of Zambezi to take good care of the newly inaugurated multi-million dollar facility of the Katima Mulilo Magistrate’s Court. The facility has improved security for the protection of both staff and the public, and private, and secure waiting areas to accommodate vulnerable witnesses.
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Möller’s killers sentenced
Four men convicted for killing Walvis Bay businessman Hans-Jorg Möller were sentenced to an effective jail term of 36 years respectively by Windhoek High Court Judge Dinnah Usiku this morning. The group comprises Panduleni Gotlieb, David Tashiya, David Shekundja, and Elly Hinaivali.Photo: Roland Routh
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Shanghala: I feel scandalised
Former Cabinet minister Sacky Shanghala has filed an urgent application in the Windhoek High Court to have their trial moved from the Windhoek Correctional Facility to another venue. Shanghala told Windhoek High Court acting judge Moses Chinhengo on Friday morning he feels “dehumanised and scandalised” every time a journalist points a camera at him. Shanghala...
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Father, son jailed 18 years for murder
KATIMA MULILO – The Katima Mulilo Magistrate’s Court on Friday sentenced George Sibalatani (41) and his father Clemens Sibalatani (69) to 18 years imprisonment each for murder. The duo was sentenced for the murder of Lemmy Mutonga (52), who was a deputy director in the Ministry of Works and Transport at the time of his...
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Shanghala wants Chinhengo gone
Disgraced ex-Cabinet minister Sacky Shanghala lodged another application in the Windhoek High Court to have Judge Moses Chinhengo removed from the Fishrot trial. He is seeking leave to cite both Chinhengo and Judge President Petrus Damaseb in an application he plans to bring, to set aside the decision of the President to appoint Chinhengo as...
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Windhoek’s parks dangerous
While community parks ought to be safe and functioning, most in Windhoek have been turned into hotspots for criminal activities, and are no longer safe for children and adults alike. This is the consensus which could be deduced through various interactions with community members around the capital, who argue that the City of Windhoek has...