Ex-magistrate still without lawyer to fight rape charges

Contributed by NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 21 JUN (NAMPA) – A former Windhoek-based magistrate arrested for allegedly raping two women in a bushy area between the Windhoek Central and Katutura State hospitals has not yet secured legal representation.
Jaco Kennedy, 28, who made another appearance on Thursday before High Court Judge Christie Liebenberg, requested the court to give him two weeks to raise the needed funds for a privately-instructed defence lawyer.
He made the request during a pre-trial conference of case management ...