Burned child’s face was not recognisable, cop tells court

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2025-04-22

WINDHOEK, 22 April 2025 - Rachel Kureva, Edward Nkata and Caroline Nkata pictured in the Windhoek High Court. (Photo by: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 22 APR (NAMPA) – One of the first police officers at a scene where the charred remains of nine-year-old Natalie Chipomho were discovered in Windhoek on 25 January 2020, testified on Tuesday that her face was not recognisable.
The gruesome discovery of the child’s body was made on 25 January 2020 by a security guard at a dumping site in Windhoek North, the State is charging. The suspects in the matter, Edward Nkata, Caroline Nkata and th...

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