Namibia: Heavy Prison Terms for Walvis Bay House Robbers

Four men convicted of murdering a Walvis Bay resident during a house robbery have been sentenced to an effective prison term of 35 years each.

The four men – Panduleni Gotlieb (39), David Tashiya (37), David Shakundja (43) and Elly Ndapuka Hinaivali (38) – were sentenced by judge Dinnah Usiku in the High Court at Windhoek Correctional Facility on Monday.

They were found guilty on six charges in July.

Usiku found that the evidence heard by her during the men’s trial proved that they broke into a…