Boyfriend appears for Unam student's murder
Paulus Nghipulenga (27) has appeared in the Oshakati Magistrate's Court for the murder of his girlfriend on Sunday evening at Ongwediva.
She was stabbed 18 times with a knife.
Helao Gideon Hamuteta, a 22-year-old third-year education student at the University of Namibia's Ongwediva campus, died at the scene.
Magistrate Toini Shilongo said Nghipulenga faced a serious charge and denied him bail. She postponed the matter until 25 March for further police investigations and so that the suspect can apply for legal aid. Prosecutor Mpule Siyamunji represented the State. Nghipulenga was not asked to plead.
The Oshana crime investigations coordinator, Deputy Commissioner Hilja Haipumbu, told Namibian Sun that Hamuteta was alone in her family home at Ongwediva, where the murder was committed.
She said on Sunday evening Hamuteta was arguing with Nghipulenga, who had a knife in his pocket.
“He tried to remove the knife from his pocket to stab Hamuteta, but she overpowered him and removed the knife from him. He ran to the kitchen to get another knife and still she overpowered him. Unfortunately, while they were wrestling the knife she had confiscated fell and Nghipulenga picked it up and (allegedly) stabbed her 18 times,” Haipumbu said.
“At first we thought it was five times, but during the post-mortem it was established that it was 18 times. From there he went to report himself at the Oshiko police roadblock.”
Haipumbu said Nghipulenga told the police that he had stabbed his girlfriend and left her lying on the ground.
He took the police to the scene, where he was arrested.
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She was stabbed 18 times with a knife.
Helao Gideon Hamuteta, a 22-year-old third-year education student at the University of Namibia's Ongwediva campus, died at the scene.
Magistrate Toini Shilongo said Nghipulenga faced a serious charge and denied him bail. She postponed the matter until 25 March for further police investigations and so that the suspect can apply for legal aid. Prosecutor Mpule Siyamunji represented the State. Nghipulenga was not asked to plead.
The Oshana crime investigations coordinator, Deputy Commissioner Hilja Haipumbu, told Namibian Sun that Hamuteta was alone in her family home at Ongwediva, where the murder was committed.
She said on Sunday evening Hamuteta was arguing with Nghipulenga, who had a knife in his pocket.
“He tried to remove the knife from his pocket to stab Hamuteta, but she overpowered him and removed the knife from him. He ran to the kitchen to get another knife and still she overpowered him. Unfortunately, while they were wrestling the knife she had confiscated fell and Nghipulenga picked it up and (allegedly) stabbed her 18 times,” Haipumbu said.
“At first we thought it was five times, but during the post-mortem it was established that it was 18 times. From there he went to report himself at the Oshiko police roadblock.”
Haipumbu said Nghipulenga told the police that he had stabbed his girlfriend and left her lying on the ground.
He took the police to the scene, where he was arrested.
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