State demands life imprisonment for murder
The State has called on the High Court to impose life imprisonment on a man who was convicted of murdering his former lover in 2013.
Edmund Nanub (35) was found guilty of killing Getrud Noarises (26) on 11 September 2013 in Windhoek's Havana township by hitting her with bricks, strangling her and stabbing her multiple times in the throat, neck, head and back.
Nanub was further found guilty of robbery with aggravating circumstances for robbing the victim of her gas stove.
State Advocate Eric Moyo yesterday asked Judge Dinnah Usiku to sentence Nanub to life imprisonment.
“Murder is a very serious offence. A life lost can never be recovered. It is aggravating that the murder was committed with direct intent, which means the accused's blameworthiness is very high,” Moyo argued.
On the robbery conviction, the prosecution asked that Nanub be sentenced at least five years in prison.
Nanub, originally from the Erongo Region, was found guilty of murder with direct intent, read in conjunction with the provisions of the Combating of Domestic Violence Act.
Noarises was pregnant at the time of her death.
“The deceased was cold-bloodedly, cowardly and savagely butchered to death, as evidenced by the injuries she sustained,” Moyo submitted.
Nanub has been in custody since his arrest few days after the murder. The police found him hiding on a farm on the western outskirts of Windhoek.
Moyo further stated that Nanub had killed Noarises for leaving him for another man and had threatened to kill her if she dared to leave him.
He said her children, twelve and eight years old, were left motherless.
“The loss to the surviving members is irreplaceable. Their pain and agony caused by the accused's action will most probably leave their mark on them for years to come or even for the rest of the lives,” the state prosecutor argued.
Judge Usiku postponed the matter to 21 September for sentencing. Titus Ipumbu appeared for the defence.
FRED GOEIEMAN
Edmund Nanub (35) was found guilty of killing Getrud Noarises (26) on 11 September 2013 in Windhoek's Havana township by hitting her with bricks, strangling her and stabbing her multiple times in the throat, neck, head and back.
Nanub was further found guilty of robbery with aggravating circumstances for robbing the victim of her gas stove.
State Advocate Eric Moyo yesterday asked Judge Dinnah Usiku to sentence Nanub to life imprisonment.
“Murder is a very serious offence. A life lost can never be recovered. It is aggravating that the murder was committed with direct intent, which means the accused's blameworthiness is very high,” Moyo argued.
On the robbery conviction, the prosecution asked that Nanub be sentenced at least five years in prison.
Nanub, originally from the Erongo Region, was found guilty of murder with direct intent, read in conjunction with the provisions of the Combating of Domestic Violence Act.
Noarises was pregnant at the time of her death.
“The deceased was cold-bloodedly, cowardly and savagely butchered to death, as evidenced by the injuries she sustained,” Moyo submitted.
Nanub has been in custody since his arrest few days after the murder. The police found him hiding on a farm on the western outskirts of Windhoek.
Moyo further stated that Nanub had killed Noarises for leaving him for another man and had threatened to kill her if she dared to leave him.
He said her children, twelve and eight years old, were left motherless.
“The loss to the surviving members is irreplaceable. Their pain and agony caused by the accused's action will most probably leave their mark on them for years to come or even for the rest of the lives,” the state prosecutor argued.
Judge Usiku postponed the matter to 21 September for sentencing. Titus Ipumbu appeared for the defence.
FRED GOEIEMAN
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