Grootfontein court struck rape case off the roll

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2026-07-14

Windhoek, 14 July 2026- Lawyer Murray Shikongo and Suspect Alexis Awaseb at the Grootfontein Magistrate’s Court. (Photo contributed). NAMPA

GROOTFONTEIN, 14 JUL (NAMPA) - Grootfontein Magistrate's Court on Tuesday struck from the roll the case in which a teacher, Alexis Awaseb, was accused of molesting schoolchildren at the Wilhelm Nortier Primary School hostel.
The 42-year-old Awaseb was arrested in November last year after allegedly forcing teenage boys at the hostel to touch his private parts. He faced charges of rape, committing an immoral act with a child under the age of 16, br...

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