Hardap man admits strangling teenage girlfriend

A Hardap region resident has admitted in the Windhoek High Court that he murdered his teenage girlfriend two years ago by strangling her with his hands.

Johannes Bock (21) pleaded guilty to a charge of murder, read with the provisions of the Combating of Domestic Violence Act, before judge Claudia Claasen on Tuesday.

Bock admitted that he killed his then girlfriend, Sara Jonker (17), at Gochas in the Hardap region during the night of 12 to 13 June 2023.

In a plea statement given to the court, Bock said he and Jonker were involved in an argument at his father’s house.