Domingo found guilty of murder
After strangling his girlfriend, he transported her body 200 km to Rundu, and buried it in a shallow grave.
KENYA KAMBOWE
RUNDU
The Oshakati High Court on Monday found Castro Domingo (35) guilty of the 2018 murder of Cecilia Deborah Murotwa (26) at Mukwe.
Domingo was convicted of murder with direct intent to kill, read with the provisions of the Combating of Domestic Violence Act.
He was also found guilty on a count of attempting to defeat or obstruct the course of justice.
Domingo was exonerated on a charge of robbery for throwing away Murotwa’s phone to cover his tracks.
Acting Judge Danie Small postponed the case to 25 November for pre-sentencing evidence.
Domingo remains in police custody.
The State was represented by deputy prosecutor-general Ruben Shileka, while Domingo was represented by Leonard Tjiveze.
The horror
Domingo was arrested after he strangled Murotwa, with whom he was in a relationship, at Mukwe in February 2018 and then transporting her corpse 200 kilometres to Rundu, where he buried it in a shallow grave.
He initially confessed to the crime and took the police to where he had buried the body.
However, as time went by and the matter was postponed a number of times by the Rundu Magistrate’s Court, Domingo changed his tune and pleaded not guilty.
The case was transferred to the Oshakati High Court in August last year.
Prior to the transfer of the case, Domingo had tasted freedom for a number of days after the matter was provisionally struck from the roll because the State was not ready to prosecute him.
He was rearrested after public outcry, which prompted the office of the prosecutor-general to intervene.
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RUNDU
The Oshakati High Court on Monday found Castro Domingo (35) guilty of the 2018 murder of Cecilia Deborah Murotwa (26) at Mukwe.
Domingo was convicted of murder with direct intent to kill, read with the provisions of the Combating of Domestic Violence Act.
He was also found guilty on a count of attempting to defeat or obstruct the course of justice.
Domingo was exonerated on a charge of robbery for throwing away Murotwa’s phone to cover his tracks.
Acting Judge Danie Small postponed the case to 25 November for pre-sentencing evidence.
Domingo remains in police custody.
The State was represented by deputy prosecutor-general Ruben Shileka, while Domingo was represented by Leonard Tjiveze.
The horror
Domingo was arrested after he strangled Murotwa, with whom he was in a relationship, at Mukwe in February 2018 and then transporting her corpse 200 kilometres to Rundu, where he buried it in a shallow grave.
He initially confessed to the crime and took the police to where he had buried the body.
However, as time went by and the matter was postponed a number of times by the Rundu Magistrate’s Court, Domingo changed his tune and pleaded not guilty.
The case was transferred to the Oshakati High Court in August last year.
Prior to the transfer of the case, Domingo had tasted freedom for a number of days after the matter was provisionally struck from the roll because the State was not ready to prosecute him.
He was rearrested after public outcry, which prompted the office of the prosecutor-general to intervene.
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