By Kuvee Kangueehi WINDHOEK Natangwe Ipinge Ngatjizeko, who is charged with murdering his mother, Fenny Ipinge, last year December, declined to plea yesterday at the Katutura Magistrate’s Court. The 27-year-old, who made his third appearance in court, said he needed the assistance of a lawyer before he could make his plea. He asked the court to grant him more time. The court accepted his request and decided to postpone the case to May 9. Ngatjizeko informed the court that he had applied to the Justice Ministry’s Directorate of Legal Aid for the State to provide him with a lawyer to defend the charge. Although no evidence has been presented in court on what happened on that fateful Sunday afternoon, it is believed that Ngatjizeko stabbed his mother 27 times with a knife after a fall-out. It is alleged that Ngatjizeko and his mother had had a disagreement. A neighbour allegedly overheard them quarrelling and someone screaming before everything went quiet. Ngatjizeko was then seen leaving the house and, when the neighbours came to check what had happened, they found the body of Ipinge lying in a pool of blood on the kitchen floor. Ngatjizeko was arrested and charged with the murder of his mother on December 18, 2006 shortly after the police found him at Babylon informal settlement in Katutura. He was taken to one of the local hospitals for treatment to burn wounds. Ipinge’s body was reportedly riddled with stab wounds believed to have been inflicted with a knife. Neighbours, who called for police assistance, found the body of the late Ipinge, aged 58, at about 17h30. The late Ipinge was a retired employee of State House for 12 years where she served as a special aide to the former First Lady, Kovambo Nujoma. Ipinge retired in 2004 at the age of 56 on medical grounds.