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Namibia: Rapper Diddy Alleges Injustice in Namibia
Namibian, 16 August 2021
Star rapper Sean Combs has joined a social media campaign calling for the release of American citizen Kevan Townsend, who has been in jail in Namibia on murder and other charges… Read more »
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Namibia: Americans' Murder Trial Resumes
New Era, 17 August 2021
The trial of two American nationals accused of murdering a young Namibian man more than 10 years ago in Windhoek, resumed in the High Court yesterday. Read more »
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Namibia: Another Lawyer for American Murder Accused
New Era, 25 March 2021
Marcus Thomas, one of two American citizens accused of the assassin-like murder of Andre Heckmair in Windhoek in January 2011, has secured a new lawyer through the Department of… Read more »
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Namibia: Murder Trial to Continue With or Without American
New Era, 10 September 2020
Windhoek High Court Judge Christie Liebenberg yesterday ordered that the stop-start trial of the two American citizens accused of the assassin-like murder of Andre Heckmair in… Read more »
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Namibia: American's Bid for Bail Fails
Namibian, 7 October 2020
The state has shown it has a strong case against one of the United States citizens charged with murdering a young man in a shooting in Windhoek near the start of 2011, a judge said… Read more »
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Namibia: Murder Suspect Failed to Disclose Doctor's Note
New Era, 9 September 2020
A superintendent responsible for the section where murder accused Marcus Thomas is held at the Windhoek Correctional Facility told the court yesterday the American never disclosed… Read more »
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Namibia: No Separation of Trials for Americans Accused of Murder
New Era, 3 October 2019
The trial of the two American citizens accused of the assassin-like-murder of Andre Heckmair in Windhoek in 2011 is set to continue as one trial after Windhoek High Court Judge… Read more »
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Namibia: Setback for Americans in Delayed Murder Trial
Namibian, 2 October 2019
The two American citizens charged with murdering a young man in Windhoek near the start of 2011 suffered a double blow in the Windhoek High Court yesterday. Read more »
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Namibia: Witness Tells Court of Americans' Gun Search
Namibian, 12 February 2019
TWO American citizens charged with murdering a young man in Windhoek at the start of 2011 illegally bought a firearm in the city only four days before the killing over which they… Read more »
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Namibia: 'Heckmair Murdered Over Lover'
New Era, 23 October 2020
A previous romantic relationship involving one of the Americans accused of murder has been cited as a possible cause of the fatal shooting of Namibian Andre Heckmair in Windhoek… Read more »