A farmworker from the Mariental district was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment on Wednesday, for a conviction on the murder of his wife of 21 years.
Crime and Courts
Pick n Pay assault suspect gets N$3 000 bail
A Pick n Pay customer was granted bail of N$3 000, following his appearance in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court yesterday for allegedly assaulting a female employee in one of the shops this week.
Cops seize drugs worth N$2m
The Namibian Police have confiscated drugs worth over N$2 million, national spokesperson Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi said in a statement yesterday.
Man arrested for goat theft
A 32-year-old man on Monday appeared in the Outapi Magistrate’s Court on allegations he stole 26 goats at Okalongo constituency in Omusati region.
Man commits suicide inside church
A 26-year-old has committed suicide inside a Windhoek church. The body of Haidula Hipopisha was discovered hanging inside the AFM Livingstone church in Wanaheda yesterday morning.
Father in court for allegedly killing son
A middle-aged man from Okeeke village in Ogongo constituency yesterday appeared in the Outapi Magistrate’s Court on a murder charge for his biological son.
Rape suspect to launch new bail application
The defence lawyer of a man, accused of raping his girlfriend’s daughter last week, informed the court that they would be launching a new bail application on new facts.
Two found guilty of donkey theft
The Uukwaluudhi Traditional Authority (UTA) issued fines of nine donkeys – alternatively N$14 000 – each to two young men it found guilty of having stolen six donkeys from different communal farmers.
Domingo murder case referred to High Court
The case of a man, who is accused of killing his lover in the Mukwe area and burying her remains in Rundu two years ago, has been referred to the High Court.
Swakop gardener gets 32 years for murder
Windhoek High Court acting judge Orben Sibeya this week said he took the cumulative effect of the two convictions into account when he sentenced a man, employed as a gardener at the house of his victim, to 32 years imprisonment.