N$10 000 bail each for trio in alleged boys' abduction case

Three men accused of the attempted kidnapping of two boys in Swakopmund's DRC informal settlement were each granted bail of N$10 000 in the Swakopmund Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.Police identified them as Leomaro Ramothibe (21), Leamaro Moller (23) and Lee Moller (27).The court ordered them to hand in their travel documents and not to apply for new ones. They must also report to the Mondesa police station once a week, and may not interfere with the investigation, the victims or witnesses, or become involved in a similar offence. Breaking any of these conditions will see them arrested again.The case was postponed to 14 December.The alleged incident happened on the morning of Saturday 3 October. The mother of one of the boys told Namibian Sun that her 12-year-old son and her 13-year-old nephew were on their way to buy fish when a car stopped in front of them and men in black face masks jumped out.The nephew ran away. Her son also ran, but the men allegedly chased him in the car. He climbed a wall and shouted for help, and one of the men allegedly took his phone. The boy bit the man and grabbed the phone back, and another man came to his aid. The alleged abductions were reported to the police, who were able to arrest the suspects.

N$10 000 bail each for trio in alleged boys' abduction case

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Namibian Sun 2026-10-08

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N$10 000 bail each for trio in alleged boys' abduction case

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