State asks for 30 years in murder trial
The State has asked the presiding judge in a murder trial to impose a severe sentence against a murderer who killed his girlfriend by stabbing her 18 times with a knife
State prosecutor, Karin Esterhuizen, told the court the deceased lost her life at the age of 22 in a brutal manner and that through the accused’s actions, his son lost a biological mother.
Edmund Jagger, 26, was last month found guilty on a charge of murder with direct intent to kill in a judgement handed down by High Court Judge Alfred Siboleka.
He murdered Renelda Alien Oamite Hoeses, 22, at her parents’ home in the Orwetoveni, Otjiwarongo during the night of 1 March 2013 by stabbing her with a knife 18 times all over the body. This was after she informed him that she is in love with someone and that she wants to end their relationship.
Hoeses died at the scene due to severe blood loss after the brutal stabbings and Jagger fled after which he attempted to commit suicide by hanging himself with a wire. When the police cut him from the wire Jagger was found in possession of the blood-stained knife he had used to kill Hoeses.
In arguments for sentencing on Friday, Esterhuizen said the accused did not testify, did not express remorse in person, and said the court does not have insight regarding his remorsefulness.
She further said it is unimaginable what the deceased went through and that she was left in a pool of blood, adding that accused personal circumstances does not measure up to the aggravating factors she asked for 30 years imprisonment.
Elias Kuga, the father of Hoeses called by the state to give evidence in aggravation on Friday told the court he will forgive the accused for what he did but will never forget what he did.”
The government-funded defence lawyer Joshua Kaumbi stated in mitigation that Jagger is now suffering from high blood pressure, that he has spent four years in custody since his arrest, was relatively at 24 years when the incident happened and committed the offence out of fear that he might lose his only child if Hoeseb leaves him for another man.
“The killing is already a severe punishment that he will live with for the rest of his life. The court should not overemphasise the severity of the offence but also consider rehabilitative aspect and give him a second chance,” Kaumbi pleaded.
FRED GOEIEMAN
State prosecutor, Karin Esterhuizen, told the court the deceased lost her life at the age of 22 in a brutal manner and that through the accused’s actions, his son lost a biological mother.
Edmund Jagger, 26, was last month found guilty on a charge of murder with direct intent to kill in a judgement handed down by High Court Judge Alfred Siboleka.
He murdered Renelda Alien Oamite Hoeses, 22, at her parents’ home in the Orwetoveni, Otjiwarongo during the night of 1 March 2013 by stabbing her with a knife 18 times all over the body. This was after she informed him that she is in love with someone and that she wants to end their relationship.
Hoeses died at the scene due to severe blood loss after the brutal stabbings and Jagger fled after which he attempted to commit suicide by hanging himself with a wire. When the police cut him from the wire Jagger was found in possession of the blood-stained knife he had used to kill Hoeses.
In arguments for sentencing on Friday, Esterhuizen said the accused did not testify, did not express remorse in person, and said the court does not have insight regarding his remorsefulness.
She further said it is unimaginable what the deceased went through and that she was left in a pool of blood, adding that accused personal circumstances does not measure up to the aggravating factors she asked for 30 years imprisonment.
Elias Kuga, the father of Hoeses called by the state to give evidence in aggravation on Friday told the court he will forgive the accused for what he did but will never forget what he did.”
The government-funded defence lawyer Joshua Kaumbi stated in mitigation that Jagger is now suffering from high blood pressure, that he has spent four years in custody since his arrest, was relatively at 24 years when the incident happened and committed the offence out of fear that he might lose his only child if Hoeseb leaves him for another man.
“The killing is already a severe punishment that he will live with for the rest of his life. The court should not overemphasise the severity of the offence but also consider rehabilitative aspect and give him a second chance,” Kaumbi pleaded.
FRED GOEIEMAN
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