Keetmanshoop teacher accused of abduction to conduct own defence

Contributed by NAMPA.

KEETMANSHOOP, 19 MAR (NAMPA) – The 45-year-old teacher who allegedly abducted a 15-year-old girl here in June last year, will conduct her own defence after her application for legal aid was declined.
Valery Bock revealed this in court when she made another appearance in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, before Magistrate Melissa Mungunda.
The accused, who during her previous court hearing was represented by privately-instructed lawyer Florian Beukes, informed the court that she ap ...