Gym instructor admits guilt on nine charges, including murder of ex-girlfriend
A former gym instructor in Namibia has pleaded guilty to the murder of his ex-girlfriend and several other criminal charges. The defendant admitted to breaking into the victim's home and killing her following a dispute over financial fraud and stolen livestock.
Why it matters
This case highlights issues of gender-based violence and the legal consequences of domestic abuse and fraud in the Namibian judicial system.
A gym instructor admitted in the Windhoek High Court on Friday that he murdered his girlfriend after breaking into her flat in April 2024.
Tjizake Murangi (25), who was a gym instructor before his arrest, admitted guilt on nine criminal charges, including a count of housebreaking with the intention to murder and murder, during an appearance before judge Claudia Claasen.
Murangi admitted that he murdered bank employee Frieda Amadhila (29), who was his former girlfriend, after breaking into her flat in Windhoek during the night of 7 to 8 April 2024.
He also admitted he had previously assaulted Amadhila in January 2024 by pushing her against a wall and slapping her, that he defrauded her and her sister in a land transaction in January 2024, and that he had also stolen four head of cattle from Amadhila and her sister.
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