Five unknown men allegedly gang-raped a 23-year-old woman at a house in Windhoek’s Otjomuise on Friday evening.
Crime and Courts
Six nabbed with drugs
RUNDU – The police last weekend arrested six males aged 18, 20, 25, 26, 27 and 42 for possession and drug dealing.
Self-confessed killer of lover pleads not guilty
RUNDU - The case of a man, who stands accused of allegedly killing his lover in the Mukwe area and burying her remains in Rundu two years ago, was last week postponed to 13 July for the prosecutor general’s decision.
Windhoek man guilty of murder
A resident of Otjomuise in Windhoek was found guilty of murder read with the provisions of the Domestic Violence Act by Windhoek High Court Acting Judge Orben Sibeya last week.
N$20 000 offered to police brutality victim
An elderly woman claimed she was last month brutally assaulted and offered N$600 for medical expenses by members of the Namibian police at Oneumba village in the Oshikoto region during a routine patrol to enforce Covid-19 lockdown regulations under stage two.
Probe against self-confessed rapist drags on
The State is yet to conclude investigations into the case of a 50-year-old man who confessed to abducting and sexually violating a minor girl last year.
Trial of accused killers of trucker nears completion
The trial in which two men are accused of murdering a truck driver, who gave them a lift and then stealing his cargo of 2 020 crates of beer he was transporting, is nearing its end in the Windhoek High Court.
Final remand in Kalahari shooting matter
The Katutura Magistrate’s Court gave a final remand for further investigations for the case of Namibian Defence Force (NDF) officer who is accused of shooting and killing a Zimbabwean national and taxi driver in June last year.
DNA analysis delays murder case
The prosecutor general has given additional instructions to the investigating officer dealing with the case of a 42-year-old man who is accused of killing his girlfriend and mother of his children nearly two years ago in Windhoek’s Otjomuise area.
Minor gets pregnant after rape
RUNDU - The police in Kavango East are investigating a case of rape at Ndiyona village after it emerged a 14-year-old minor fell pregnant following a rape incident in November last year. However, the case was never reported to the police as the minor was allegedly threatened by the suspect against reporting the case.