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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 »
Rapper P. Diddy Dragged For 'Injustice in Namibia' Remarks
The trial of two Americans accused of murdering a young Namibian man more than 10 years ago in Windhoek, has resumed in the High Court. The trial of Marcus Thomas and co-accused Kevan Townsend, which started in November 2014, has been moving slowly due to delays on the part of the accused.
These adjournments range from withdrawals of several state-funded defence lawyers who were representing them, to applications for the recusal of the judge as well as Townsend's lawsuit against the government over solitary confinement. The trial was also delayed following an application by Thomas to be declared mentally unfit to stand trial, coupled with his failed attempt to escape from police custody and then the Covid-19 lockdown.
Meanwhile, an online campaign under the #Justice4Kevan, which is spearheaded by Townsend's father, Roger Bonds, in an effort to have his son released from police custody, gained traction when American rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs added his voice to it. However Namibians are having none of it dragging "ignorant" Combs for not doing the necessary research.
