Latest crime and courts stories from around the world.
Iuze Mukube A Windhoek resident accused of killing his romantic partner and the mother of his child made a first appearance yesterday in the Windhoek High Court. Lesley Collin Awoseb, who is facing a count of murder read with the Combating…
Iuze Mukube A resident of Otjiwarongo yesterday told Windhoek High Court Deputy Judge President that he will plead guilty to the charges alleged against him. The accused, Amon !Haneb is accused of murdering and robbing his former romantic…
Iuze Mukube A resident of Gobabis accused of assaulting and strangling his domestic partner in 2024 indicated yesterday that he intends to plead guilty. Petrus Munyoka Munyoka (35), who faces a count of murder read with the Combating of…
Iuze Mukube An Ondangwa resident sentenced to 13 years imprisonment for raping a minor is appealing his conviction and sentence in the High Court. The accused, Onesmus Shapopi Hamunyela, was arraigned at the start of his trial on the…
Iuze Mukube Prince Pienaar, who was convicted and subsequently sentenced in the Outjo Magistrate’s Court in 2022 on a count of stock theft, has been successful in appealing his conviction in the Windhoek High Court. Pienaar, who was…
The Cayman government-owned insurance company has issued a scam warning after a bogus text message circulated around the islands.
Iuze Mukube One of the individuals implicated in the Fishrot corruption and fraud scandal has lodged an application seeking to compel the prosecution to provide further details about the allegations contained in the indictment. Ricardo…
Elizabeth Likoro The weekend crime report is predominantly marked by murder, rape, bees attack, missing person, fraud, hunting without a permit, illegal transportation and violation cases. Murder At farm Koboz, Klein-Aub district, it is…
Iuze Mukube An application for discharge in terms of section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Act by two men accused of raping, murdering and robbing a bank manager in Walvis Bay in 2023 has been successful. The accused, Quanito van Vuuren…
Iuze Mukube Murder convict Robert Marlo McNab, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for stabbing his estranged wife to death with a pair of scissors, has been unsuccessful in his bid to obtain leave to appeal his sentence in the Supreme…
Adolf Kaure Iuze Mukube Otjozondjupa Governor John //Khamuseb has strongly condemned the “wicked crimes” that led to the arrest of 18-year-old Tjivikua Muundjua Karinambande last week, who is accused of raping and murdering two young…
Police have appealed for witnesses after a man suffered “serious” stab injuries in a fight at a bar in Bodden Town.
Iuze Mukube A 30-year-old man from Mariental who is accused of murdering his teenage girlfriend between 2 and 3 May 2021 at a farm in Gibeon, has denied involvement in her death. Testifying in the Windhoek High Court on Monday, Isak…
Elizabeth Likoro The weekend crime report is predominantly marked by incidents of drowning, suicide, concealment of birth, murder, rape, attempted rape, culpable homicide, theft, fraud, death by lightning, driving under the influence,…
TSUMEB – Moses Uiseb (34) and Alfonso Uiseb (26) were denied bail last week for allegedly killing their 28-year-old brother, David Uiseb, with a knife and stones. The two made their first appearance in the Tsumeb Magistrate’s Court on…
Iuze Mukube A Windhoek resident accused of assaulting and murdering his former domestic partner by stabbing her with a knife multiple times has been convicted on nine charges levelled against him. Tjizake Murangi, a former gym instructor,…
Iuze Mukube Four years later, the mother of a 23-year-old woman who was allegedly raped, killed and her body mutilated in Dordabis in 2021, said that testifying about the incident made the memories feel fresh and vivid again. Katrina…
An altercation between three brothers turned deadly in Tsumeb when one of them lost his life in the fight. David Uiseb (28) died after he was allegedly attacked by his two brothers with a knife and stones. The incident happened on Monday…
SWAKOPMUND – Three men from Swakopmund who allegedly attempted to kidnap two minor boys on Saturday were each granted N$10 000 bail. The suspects, Leomaro Ramothibe (21), Leamaro Moller (23) and Lee Moller (27), made their first appearance…
Parliament has unanimously supported a private member’s motion brought by Dwayne Seymour calling for tougher penalties for sexual offences against children, amid police figures highlighting the scale of the problem.
Iuze Mukube The trial of a man accused of raping, killing and mutilating the body of Lydia Garises (27) in 2011 at Farm Stinkwater is set for continuation today. The State is expected to continue calling its witnesses in the trial of…
Iuze Mukube Two Windhoek High Court judges have reiterated the seriousness of the offence of possession of dependence-producing substance, noting that many crimes are committed while the offenders are under the influence of such…
Ester Hakaala The weekend crime report is predominantly marked by incidents of rape, housebreak-ins, inquest, culpable homicide, robbery and possession of controlled wildlife products cases. Culpable homicide On Friday, 2 October 2026, at…
Iuze Mukube The health condition of the mother of a man convicted of housebreaking with intent to rape and rape, has moved one of his victims (67) to ask the court that he be given a wholly suspended sentence. The woman, who shall not be…