Ballot Street murder suspect expected to appear in court

WINDHOEK: The suspect in the murder case of the deceased 29-year-old Frieda Amadhila is set to appear on 25 April 2024 at the Katutura Magistrate’s Court.

According to Namibian Police Force Senior Investigator Joseph Ndokosho, the 22-year-old suspect is expected to appear in court on charges of murder and housebreaking following the stabbing of Amadhila on 08 April 2024 at her residence in Ballot Street, Windhoek.

The suspect allegedly broke into the victim’s home and stabbed her three times on the chest with a kitchen knife and scissors. It was later confirmed that the suspect was an ex-boyfriend of the deceased and had been hospitalised after the incident following an alleged self-inflicted wound on his throat.

‘The suspect has been in critical condition but he is slowly recovering in the hospital,’ said Ndokosho.

Amadhila who was a Market Analyst at Nedbank was buried on Saturday, 14 April 2024 at her family’s residential home at Elombe in the Ohangwena Region.

Source: The Namibia Press Agency