Judge stays on murder trial after recusal bid fails

Patience Makwele

A bid by a man accused of murdering his girlfriend to have the High Court judge presiding over his trial removed has failed, clearing the way for proceedings to continue after the court found no reasonable basis to conclude that it was biased against him.

High Court judge Dinah Usiku on Monday, during a hearing in Windhoek ruled that Roger Beeth (36) had failed to establish a reasonable apprehension of bias, saying the facts before the court did not justify her recusal from the matter.