Also known as: Deputy prosecutor general Antonia Verhoef
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The Namibian
Deputy prosecutor general Antonia Verhoef indicated state has reached end of its case
“Verhoef indicated yesterday that the state has reached the end of its case, which it expects to close when the trial continues today.”
No fingerprint match in Americans’ murder caseA 36-year-old Kavango East resident has indicated his intention to plead guilty to murder and attempted murder charges in the Windhoek High Court. He is accused of killing his mother in November 2024 and attempting to kill his father during the same incident.
1 October 2026 · The Namibian →
A 36-year-old Kavango East resident has indicated his intention to plead guilty to murder and attempted murder charges in the Windhoek High Court. He is accused of killing his mother in November 2024 and attempting to kill his father during the same incident.
1 October 2026 · The Namibian →
The state and defence lawyers are exploring possible guilty pleas from two men, Elias Nandomba (20) and Mervin Beukes (21), accused of murdering transgender woman Christof Frederik (30) in Otjomuise on 2 May 2024. The accused face charges including murder, rape, violating a dead human body, and defeating the course of justice in connection with the killing.
27 August 2026 · The Namibian →
Riddick Narib was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment for the brutal murder of his five-year-old stepson Dantali Eiseb in Walvis Bay in January 2023. Narib admitted to repeatedly striking the boy with a brick and cutting him with a knife, and told the court he committed the act to hurt the boy's mother, with whom he was in a failed marriage.
23 February 2026 · The Namibian →
A 33-year-old Walvis Bay resident was sentenced to 30 years' imprisonment by High Court Judge Naomi Shivute for the brutal assault and killing of his five-year-old stepson in January 2023. Judge Shivute said the accused, who suspected the boy's mother of infidelity, had no right to commit murder and noted his subsequent torment of the mother through text messages compounded the crime.
20 February 2026 · New Era →
Three men accused of murdering Stanley Sebastian Cloete in Dorado Valley on 2 March 2024 made their first High Court appearance yesterday, facing charges of murder, two counts of robbery with aggravating circumstances, and defeating the course of justice. The State alleges they assaulted and killed Cloete by striking him with blunt objects and a knife, then suffocating him, before stealing items valued at approximately N$690,000 and his vehicle.
20 February 2026 · New Era →
A man convicted of killing his five-year-old stepson testified during mitigation proceedings that personal struggles and a relationship breakdown with the boy's mother drove him to strike the child with a brick multiple times. He cited heartbreak over the mother's alleged infidelity as his motive, though he acknowledged during cross-examination that he could have resolved matters maturely and expressed remorse for taking the child's life.
4 February 2026 · New Era →
Iuze Mukube Riddick Melchior (32) was found guilty of murdering his five-year-old stepson Dantali Wilfried by repeatedly hitting him with a brick and cutting him with a knife in January 2023, and of defeating the course of justice by burying the body. The Windhoek High Court conviction followed Melchior's guilty pleas after he admitted his actions were intentional and unlawful, though motivated by anger at the child's mother.
29 January 2026 · New Era →
Two Windhoek residents have been charged with five counts including murder, two counts of rape, violating a dead body, and obstructing justice in connection with the May 2024 death of Christof Frederik, whose mutilated body was found in Otjomuise. The State alleges the accused attacked the intoxicated Frederik, stabbed him 61 times, sexually assaulted him, and destroyed evidence.
23 January 2026 · New Era →
Gabriel Gasa (25) was sentenced in the High Court to 45 years imprisonment for murdering and raping 18-year-old Maria Stoffie at a farm in Gobabis district in August 2022. Acting judge Marilize du Plessis noted Gasa's lack of remorse and cited the need to send a clear message against gender-based violence in response to the community's continued outcry.
20 January 2026 · The Namibian →