A 36-year-old medical doctor who was accused of raping his seven-year-old son, and his co-accused 58-year-old mother, were on Friday granted N$15000 bail each. Magistrate Immanuel Udjombala granted bail after a formal bail hearing and ordered that the applicants do not interfere with State witnesses or the investigation. Udjombala said it would not be in...
Crime and Courts
Esau records win … granted access to N$3.4m
Disgraced former fisheries minister Bernhard Esau and his wife, Swamma Esau emerged victorious yesterday in the Windhoek High Court in their fight to have access to their funds frozen by the State. Judge Beatrix de Jager ordered the curators managing the assets of Esau and his wife to release more than N$1.2 million to allow...
Four convicted in Möller’s murder
Windhoek High Court Judge Dinah Usiku on Monday convicted four men andacquitted another, in connection with the murder of 50-year-old Hans-Jorg Möller and the attempted murder of his wife. The incident occurred in June 2016 atthe couple’s home in Walvis Bay in the Erongo region. Panduleni Gotlieb, David Tashiya, David Shekundja and EllyHinaivali face charges...
Pastor allegedly rapes, impregnates learner
OSHAKATI – A 15-year-old girl is pregnant after allegedly being raped by a pastor on two separate occasions, this paper has learned. The man of cloth presides over a Pentecostal church in northern Namibia. Oshana police head of criminal investigations deputy commissioner Fredrick Ndjadila confirmed the incident. The accused (34) was arrested last month at...
112 arrested in drug busts… man attempts raping mother
Iuze Mukube Nearly 200 000 kg of cannabis was confiscated by the police in June, Namibian Police spokesperson Kauna Shikwambi revealed in her monthly drug report. She stated that 112 people were arrested in connection with the drug busts. She, however, did not reveal the monetary street value of the drugs this time around. “Drugs...
City employee dies on duty
A City of Windhoek emergency services employee lost his life in a motor vehicle accident on Sunday morning after he and another colleague attended a call-out. The employee has been identified as Methusalah Simataa Khama. He joined the City in 2008. According to City of Windhoek spokesperson, Lydia Amutenya, the accident involved a municipality ambulance...
Robber killed, another arrested
A suspected robber was fatally shot and killed on Tuesday morning along Independence Avenue next to Engen service station in Windhoek’s central business district. One suspect was apprehended, while another escaped during an attempted robbery.Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi of the Namibian Police said the incident occurred around 07h40 at Kwasi (The Tailor) clothing shop.The owner of...
Murder dominates weekend crime
Iuze Mukube The concerning pattern of murders in Namibia continued over the weekend. In total, six murders were reported by the Namibian Police Force between Friday and Sunday. The first incident occurred in Ondangwa on Friday. The suspect, identified as Elia Shitongeni Hamukwaya, a male aged 38, allegedly killed his girlfriend, Emilia Nangombe (34), before...
Rape-accused doctor wants release on warning
A 36-year-old medical doctor, accused of raping his seven-year-old son, wants the court to release him on a warning. The doctor, who may not be named to protect the identity of the alleged victim, and his mother are facing a charge of rape each. It is alleged by the State that they sexually violated the...
Otavi Accident: Brazilian culpable homicide accused out on bail
Mulisa Simiyasa OTJIWARONGO – A Brazilian tourist charged with culpable homicide and negligent driving following an accident in which nine people were killed on the B1 road outside Otavi, was on Thursday released on bail by the Otavi Magistrate’s Court. The 59-year-old Luiz Charles Araujo De Sa appeared before Magistrate Ounjandere Ndjiharine, who set bail...