State advocate Ethel Ndlovu wants a 10- to 15-year prison sentence for Jandre Dippenaar, who was convicted of killing six people in a car accident near Henties Bay in 2014. The state and defence in the Dippenaar case presented oral closing arguments in the regional court at Swakopmund on Thursday. Defence lawyer Albert Strydom asked […]
A neuropsychologist who testified in defence of Jandre Dippenaar, who faces multiple counts of murder and is bracing for sentencing, has called for the suspension of his prison term. Last month, Dippenaar was convicted on six counts of murder for causing an accident near Henties Bay in 2014. On the second day of Jandre Dippenaars’ […]
The teenage mother who allegedly abandoned her newborn in Ondangwa on Tuesday has said she just needed a safe space for her baby while writing her examination. The baby was found abandoned in a box at a property that used to be a daycare centre but has since stopped operating. The Namibian Police Force’s Crime […]
The Erongo Region has reported a 5% increase in crime over the past two years. 5,070 cases were reported last year in comparison to 5,332 reported this year between the period of January and July. Erongo Police have identified possible causes of crime in the region in issues such as the influx of people in […]
The newly established Environmental Crimes Court will send a clear deterrent message to perpetrators of crimes against wildlife and the environment. The specialised court, which was unveiled at Otjiwarongo, has been lauded as a worthy investment to help the authorities protect Namibia’s natural resources. The Environmental Crimes Court, a first of its kind in […]
The Namibian Police in the Zambezi Region have reported a murder and suicide that took place in the Kazauli village, Bukalo area, after the bodies of two people were discovered on Monday. The deceased are 36-year-old Obert Sibolile Matengu, who allegedly killed his girlfriend, 32-year-old Mulela Muwana, by stabbing her with an unknown object on […]
Fishrot accused Tamson Hatuikulipi vehemently denied that he is corrupt when he appeared in the Windhoek High Court on Tuesday for another bail application. Hatuikulipi approached the court for a bail application based on new facts, making this his third attempt. During cross-examination by State Prosecutor Hesekiel Iipinge, Hatuikulipi said he is innocent and should […]
State witnesses say Jandre Dippenaar must be punished for killing their family members in an accident near Henties Bay in 2014. Jan-Karel Horn, who lost his son, and Antonia Joshko, whose parents and sister died in the accident, testified in aggravation of Dippenaar’s sentence in Swakopmund Regional Court this morning. The case of 41-year-old Dippenaar […]
Three men aged between 21 and 27 were arrested on Monday morning after they were found in possession of five suspected stolen donkeys at Uukwanandjenga village in the Tsandi Constituency of the Omusati Region. The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) Crime Investigations Coordinator for the Omusati Region, Deputy Commissioner Moses Simaho, said the three were arrested […]
A six-year-old child, Moses Lihongeni Erickson, died yesterday after he was brutally attacked by his uncle, 31-year-old Catholic priest Max Haudapiti, in Onakaolo village, Ohangwena Region. The incident occurred on Friday while Erickson was asleep with his three-year-old cousin, Ingaveuya Tyapa, who died at the scene. Preliminary police investigations indicate that Haudapiti, believed to be […]
