Man accused of murdering girlfriend awaits trial dates

The legal representation of a Windhoek resident accused of murdering his girlfriend by stabbing her 18 times with a knife will have to be confirmed before dates can be set for his trial.

Murder accused Dencel Kapitako’s current defence lawyer, Rennie Strauss, informed deputy judge president Hannelie Prinsloo in the Windhoek High Court yesterday that he will have to return his instructions to represent Kapitako to the Directorate of Legal Aid.

The reason for that is that he is leaving the private law firm to which he is attached and taking up a position as legal aid counsel, and the directorate would have to decide again who to instruct to represent Kapitako, Strauss said.