A murder suspect, who refused to testify in his own defence in an ongoing case, was recently convicted in the Oshakati High Court.
Crime and Courts
Tragedy as son accidentally shoots father
A man from Okafitu Kakuni in the Outapi constituency has been charged with murder in connection with the accidental shooting of his 66-year-old father yesterday morning.
Dad fathered child’s baby – DNA test
Forensic tests conducted on a placenta of a minor rape victim revealed that her biological father, who is accused of committing the incest, fathered her baby.
No discharge for bus driver accused of murder
A bus driver, who allegedly killed his former girlfriend after she dumped him, failed in his application for discharge in the Windhoek High Court last week.
Spike in crime rate since booze sales ban lifted
The public behaviour following the partial lifting of the ban on alcohol sales in the //Kharas region is posing a challenge for the maintenance of law and order, said regional crime investigations coordinator, Deputy Commissioner Chrispin Mubebo.
Rehoboth man convicted of murder
The Windhoek High Court has found a Rehoboth man charged with the death of another man in 2018 guilty of murder.
PostFin agent appears for fraud
OMUTHIYA - A 29-year-old PostFin agent in Tsumeb was on Friday arrested for theft under false pretence for allegedly defrauding clients.
Cable theft lands man in hospital
SWAKOPMUND - A Swakopmund resident is currently receiving treatment in the local hospital after he was electrocuted and sustained serious burn injuries while allegedly stealing power cables.
Pensioner gets 70 years for double murder
A 67-year-old man who was 49 when he committed a double murder act in March 2012, was sentenced to an effective 70 years in prison.
Ex-paramedic pleads not guilty to fatal shooting
A former paramedic in the Namibian Defence Force (NDF), who is on trial for the murder of his girlfriend and mother of his now five-year-old son in Katutura in 2016, has pleaded not guilty to all charges.