Four men accused of the theft of cattle and subsequent murder of a stock theft investigator in the Gobabis district in December 2012 were found guilty in the Windhoek High Court on Monday.
Acting judge Alfred Siboleka found three of the four accused – Stockley Kauejao, Matheu Kakururume and Muvare Kaporo – guilty on a charge of murder.
Kauejao, Kakururume, Kaporo and a fourth accused, Afas Kamutjemo, were also convicted on counts of stock theft and obstructing the course of justice.
Siboleka found that Kauejao orchestrated the theft of 15 head of cattle at a farm in the Gobabis district during December 2012, and also was the mastermind behind the murder of stock theft investigator Wilfred Kazeurua (55).
Kazeurua was killed by Kakururume and Kaporo on 28 December 2012. His body was burnt and buried after he had been killed, and the body was found about 10 days after his death.
The trial of the four accused started in September 2015, when all of the accused denied guilt on all charges.
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