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Former soldier seeking leave to appeal against long sentence

Former soldier seeking leave to appeal against long sentence

Written by Simon Endjala on 07 November 2019.

WINDHOEK, 07 NOV (NAMPA) – A former member of the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) who was in October this year sentenced to 30 years imprisonment for drowning his five-year-old daughter, is now seeking leave to appeal against the long custodial punishment.
On Thursday, 30-year-old Gabriel Tulinane David approached the Windhoek High Court with an urgent application asking the court to be allowed leave to appeal against the sentence in another court (the Supreme Court).
David, particularly, wants another court ( ...

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