Woman denied bail over alleged abuse of 16-year-old domestic worker

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2026-03-17

ONDANGWA, 16 March 2026- Selma Daniel (R) has been denied bail on Monday after her first court appearance. (Photo: contributed)

OSHAKATI, 17 MAR (NAMPA) – The pensioner who was arrested on Friday for allegedly physically abusing her domestic worker, an Angolan national, was denied bail when she made her first appearance in the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
The 62-year-old Selma Daniel was arrested for allegedly employing the 16-year-old girl as a domestic worker and assaulting her.
The accused faces charges of trafficking in persons, violating the Childcare and...

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