Namibia: Pastor in Court Over Brutal Assault On Stepson

EVANGELICAL Lutheran Church of Namibia (ELCRN) general secretary Petrus Khariseb appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court on Friday on charges of assaulting his teenage stepson.

According to court documents, Khariseb (52) assaulted his stepson, whose name cannot revealed (16) on 15 June at his home by whipping him with a sjambok and beating him with fists and open hands with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

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