Otavi man denies ex-girlfriend’s murder in High Court
An Otavi resident accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend by stabbing her with a knife two years ago denied guilt on a charge of murder, read with the provisions of the Combating of Domestic Violence Act, in the Windhoek High Court yesterday. In a plea statement given to judge Claudia Claasen, Immanuel Venonja (25) denied that […] The post Otavi man denies ex-girlfriend’s murder in High Court appeared first on The Namibian .
An Otavi resident accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend by stabbing her with a knife two years ago denied guilt on a charge of murder, read with the provisions of the Combating of Domestic Violence Act, in the Windhoek High Court yesterday. In a plea statement given to judge Claudia Claasen, Immanuel Venonja (25) denied that he stabbed his former girlfriend, Elisabeth Uwu-Khaes, in a bar at Otavi on 31 May 2024 and that he caused her death. The state is alleging that Venonja killed Uwu-Khaes (21) by stabbing her in the back with a knife.
Uwu-Khaes died at a clinic at Otavi on 1 June 2024. Venonja claimed in his plea statement that he was in a bar at the town when Uwu-Khaes arrived at the bar, helped herself to some of the alcohol he was drinking, and then hit his left eyebrow with a bottle as he was leaving the bar. According to Venonja, Uwu-Khaes also stabbed his right ear with a broken piece of bottle.
