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Namibia: Windhoek manguilty of murder after stabbing partner with scissors – News

Namibia: Windhoek manguilty of murder after stabbing partner with scissors – News

Africa Links 24 with Werner Menges
Published on 2025-02-24 14:01:38

A Windhoek resident who fatally stabbed his domestic partner with scissors six years ago has now been found guilty of murder.

Judge Claudia Claasen convicted Rodney Afrikaner (44) on a charge of murder, committed without a direct intention to kill, read with the provisions of the Combating of Domestic Violence Act, in a judgement delivered in the Windhoek High Court on Friday.

Claasen found that Afrikaner was aware he could kill his romantic partner, Petricia Hochobes (39), by…

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