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Namibia: Woman fit to stand trial for son’s murder despite mental disorders – News

Namibia: Woman fit to stand trial for son’s murder despite mental disorders – News

Africa Links 24 with Werner Menges
Published on 2025-04-23 17:00:00

A woman accused of murdering her one-year-old son two years ago by stabbing him at least 15 times with a knife is mentally fit to stand trial, a judge has found in the Windhoek High Court.

Although Vapeni Lucia Boois (37) has been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and persistent depressive disorder, a panel of mental health professionals concluded that she is fit to stand trial, judge Philanda Christiaan noted in a judgement she delivered yesterday.

Christiaan also noted…

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