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16-year-old in court on murder charge

OPUWO - A 16-year-old boy who stabbed a man to death appeared in the Opuwo Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.

The youth,a Grade 8 learner at Putuavanga Junior Secondary School, appeared before Magistrate Hope Ngara.

He is accused of stabbing 25-year-old Thomas Lebeus at Okatutura location after a quarrel at the Wearself Shebeen on the previous Saturday night.

Lebeus died at the Opuwo State Hospital shortly afterwards.

The Police said the youth was arrested at Okahao the following day after fleeing the scene.

No bail was fixed and he was remanded in Police custody for further investigation.

The case was postponed to December 5.

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