Caroline Nkata — accused of murdering nine-year-old Akundaishe Natalie Chipomho in Windhoek in January 2020, facing trial alongside husband Edward Nkata and Rachel Kureva.
Caroline Nkataallegedly accompaniedEdward Nkata in dumping body in municipal container and setting it alight
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“Nkata, in the company of his wife, Caroline, brought paraffin and matches and dragged the body in a dustbin to the municipal skip container around Windhoek North. After dumping the body there, he then set it alight.”
Caroline Nkatais accused ofmurder of Akundaishe Natalie Chipomho
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“BONITA Minnies, an ex-neighbour of three murder accused, which include husband and wife Caroline and Edward Nkata, and Rachel Kureva, testified in court of alleged abuse a murdered nine-year-old girl, Akundaishe Natalie Chipomho, had endured at the hands of Edward days before her brutal murder.”
Caroline Nkatais facingcount of murder in girl's death
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“He gave his testimony in the trial of Akundaishe's mother, Rachael Kureva (41), and a married couple, Edward Nkata (41) and Caroline Nkata (40), who are facing a count of murder in connection with the girl's death.”
“Zimbabwean citizens Rachael Kureva (41), Edward Nkata (41) and Caroline Nkata (40) each denied guilt on a charge of murder, two counts of attempted murder, two charges of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm, a charge of defeating or obstructing the course of justice, a count of failure to provide adequate medical assistance to a child, two counts of fraud and a count of forgery with the start of their trial before judge Philanda Christiaan.”
Caroline Nkatapleaded guilty oncontravening the Immigration Control Act
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“Edward and Caroline Nkata, who are a married couple, pleaded guilty on one further charge, admitting that they contravened the Immigration Control Act by remaining in Namibia from 16 June 2019 to 26 January 2020, after the expiry of a two-year employment permit that permitted them to stay in Namibia from June 2017.”
Caroline Nkatais accused ofkilling a nine-year-old girl and dumping her body in a rubbish skip in Windhoek
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“The trial of a Zimbabwean couple accused of killing a nine-year-old girl and dumping her body in a rubbish skip in Windhoek three and a half years ago will not be starting during this year still.”
The ongoing trial of three Zimbabwean nationals accused of murdering nine-year-old Akundaishe Natalie Chipomho in Windhoek has stalled over the admissibility of cellphone evidence; the girl's burned body was found in a skip bin in January 2020, and defence counsel argues the search warrant used to obtain cellphone data invoked an incorrect statutory provision and failed to comply with legal safeguards.
The ongoing trial of three Zimbabwean nationals accused of murdering nine-year-old Akundaishe Natalie Chipomho in Windhoek has stalled over the admissibility of cellphone evidence; the girl's burned body was found in a skip bin in January 2020, and defence counsel argues the search warrant used to obtain cellphone data invoked an incorrect statutory provision and failed to comply with legal safeguards.
A warning statement from Edward Nkata, accused of murdering nine-year-old Akundaishe Natalie Chipomho in 2020, was read in Windhoek High Court, in which he claims he kicked the child during a confrontation and that she died the next day, after which he and his wife dumped and burned her body in a municipal skip container. Nkata and his wife Caroline, along with the child's mother Rachel Kureva, face charges including murder, violating a dead body, and related offences.
Edward Nkata, one of three people accused of murdering a nine-year-old girl in Windhoek in January 2020, told police he slapped and kicked the child after questioning her behaviour; the girl subsequently lost consciousness and died from head injuries, after which Nkata claims he disposed of her body by placing it in a rubbish skip and setting it on fire.
A neighbour testified in the trial of three accused of killing nine-year-old Akundaishe Natalie Chipomho that she witnessed aggressive beatings of children at the Nkata residence in Windhoek. The witness said she observed one child being hit with a belt and heard screaming that sounded like fear coming from the house, supporting State allegations that the accused kicked and beat the girl with objects, leaving her dead in a garage before her body was disposed of.
A former neighbour testified in the murder trial of three accused—couple Caroline and Edward Nkata and Rachel Kureva—that she heard a nine-year-old girl screaming in distress days before the child was found burned in a skip bin in January 2020. The witness said she had reported abuse to social workers on multiple occasions after hearing beatings at the Nkatas' home.