Trainee doctor guilty of rape

A trainee doctor who was accused of raping a patient with a brain injury in April 2021 in a Windhoek hospital was found guilty yesterday.The incident took place on 11 April 2021 in the Katutura Intermediate Hospital, where Dennis Noa worked as a medical intern.Magistrate Victor Nyazo found Noa (29) guilty yesterday, two months after state prosecutor Palmer Khumalo and Noa&#039;s representative, James Diedericks, delivered closing arguments in the trial.The State argued that the 18-year-old male patient, who was treated at the hospital&#039;s head injury unit, was unconscious and incapacitated due to a severe head injury when Noa raped him.Noa pleaded not guilty at the start of his trial in April last year. He was further acquitted on a charge of attempted murder after the State closed its case.According to the evidence brought before the court, Noa pushed the patient&#039;s bed into a conference room on the morning of the incident.After he later returned the patient to his room, a physical therapist - who was set to work with the patient - reported finding an unused condom next to the patient on his bed and seeing a liquid in the patient&#039;s anal area.During his closing arguments, Diedericks argued that there was not enough evidence to prove that the patient had indeed been raped. He also pointed out that although there was a forensic investigation, the State chose to withhold its results from the court.A date has not yet been scheduled for the delivery of pre-sentencing arguments.- kristien@republikein.com.na

Trainee doctor guilty of rape

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Namibian Sun 2025-10-24

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