Advocate Maria Shilongo yesterday closed the State’s case against a Keetmanshoop resident who killed his girlfriend and severely injured his then one-year-old daughter because he allegedly saw a gay ghost making sexual advances towards him. His Legal Aid lawyer, Meriam Kandoni, then informed Windhoek High Court Judge Dinnah Usiku that she needed a remand until...
Iuze Mukube The inquiry concerning the mental condition of Vapeni Lucia Boois, specifically her trialability and criminal responsibility, was yesterday confirmed by Judge Philanda Christiaan. Boois, a former police officer, stands accused of murder and defeating or obstructing the course of justice in relation to the death of her one-year-old baby on 21 January 2023...
Forty drivers were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol over the Easter weekend. Among those arrested were 10 female drivers in the Khomas region, with authorities urging drivers to plan, use designated drivers and make responsible choices behind the wheel. “The highest blood alcohol concentration (BAC) recorded during the operation was 1.85, more...
A 33-year-old man was slashed with a panga by a woman he was allegedly trying to rape at Oshikweyo village in the Oshana region last week. The suspect sustained cuts on the head and both arms as the complainant allegedly tried to ward off his sexual assault on Tuesday. According to police Deputy Commissioner Fredrik...
Iuze Mukube Setting up a trial date and assigning a trial judge in the criminal proceedings against self-proclaimed forex trader-turned-social activist Michael Amushelelo and co-accused Gregory Cloete is anticipated to be announced in May 2025. The matter has been delayed from proceeding so far due to a constitutional challenge, pertaining to a section of the...
Iuze Mukube Judge Alfred Siboleka on Monday convicted four men on counts of murder, stock theft and defeating the course of justice. The charges relate to the murder of stock theft investigator Hiambepo ‘Major’ Kazeurua on 28 December 2012 in the Gobabis district. Stockley Kauejao, Matheu Kakururume, Muvare Kaporo and Afas Kamutjemo stood trial on...
OSHAKATI – A 30-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly hacking his 94-year-old uncle to death and seriously injuring his 17-year-old cousin at Onekwaya West on Monday. Warrant Officer Andrew Nghiyolwa of the Namibian Police Force’s Community Policing Sub-division in the Ohangwena Region told Nampa the incident occurred around 10h00. The deceased elder has been...
Iuze Mukube “You have killed me” were the last words of Fransiska Ngeve Simaho, who died at the hands of the man who was supposed to protect her. Andreas Kapepo Kudumo was on Monday found guilty of killing his wife by stabbing her with a knife before hitting her head with an iron rod. The...
The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) said it has seized drugs worth over N$3.5 million in the month of March this year. NamPol in a media statement issued yesterday said the drugs seized were cannabis weighing 312 560 kilogrammes valued at N$3 125 600 and 3 965 Mandrax tablets valued at N$475 800. Cocaine powder of...
Mulisa Simiyasa OTJIWARONGO – Katrina Geises was denied bail by the Otjiwarongo Magistrate’s Court on Monday afternoon when she made her first court appearance in a case of attempted murder. She was arrested at Otjiwarongo in the Otjozondjupa region on Friday for allegedly stabbing her ex-boyfriend with a knife once on the left side of...