Police in Erongo have arrested three suspects for allegedly pretending to be police officers and scammed an Omaruru pensioner of N$50 000 on Wednesday morning.
Crime and Courts
Masubia chieftaincy tussle heads to court
Gilbert Muhongo Mutwa, one of the three people claiming to be the rightful heir to the throne of the Masubia Traditional Authority, has taken the matter to the High Court for determination.
Murder accused parents in the dock
A man and his wife accused of assaulting his daughter to death, burning her body and dumping it in a rubbish skip in Windhoek two years ago, made their first appearance in the High Court yesterday.
Farmworker thanks judge for 20-year sentence
A farmworker from the Maltahöhe area thanked Windhoek High Court Judge Dinnah Usiku yesterday after she sentenced him to an effective 20 years in prison for a conviction of murder without direct intent.
Suspected Okahandja robbers arrested
Two men aged 23 and 34 from Okahandja in the Otjozondjupa region are due to appear in court this week in connection with an armed robbery and theft of N$77 000, outside Poolman Motors at the Garden Town.
Child dies after alleged molestation by father
The death of a 13-year-old girl from Olukula village in the Ohangwena region has sent shockwaves through her community after it was alleged that she had been repeatedly sexually molested by her father.
Murder accused ex-teacher wants private mental observation
A former teacher who is accused of fatally stabbing his wife 12 times in front of their children, wants the Directorate of Legal Aid to pay for a private mental assessment.
Thieves graze on SPCA rabbit food
In a rather strange break-in, an unspecified number of thieves burgled the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’ establishment last week and treated themselves to rabbit food such as carrots.
Police arrest man for killing buffalo with a spear
A 54-year-old man was nabbed for hunting a buffalo bull in the Zambezi region’s part of the Bwabwata National Park last week.
Supreme Court doubles child molester’s sentence
Chief Justice Peter Shivute, in concurrence with judges of appeal Sylvester Mainga and Dave Smuts, yesterday increased a convicted child molester’s sentence from an initial eight years to an effective 18 years.