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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 87391, member: 27"]
Two magistrates told the Windhoek High Court that confession statements from the accused were voluntary, but both defendants are pushing back hard on that claim.

The Avis Dam murder charges
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[*]Daniele Ferrari was fatally stabbed and struck with a panga on 14 July 2020.
[*]Ferrari was 52 and was attacked during a visit to Avis Dam in Windhoek.
[*]A cellphone, wristwatch, wallet, belt, and keys were allegedly stolen from him.
[*]Iileka Kefas, Johannes Shetunyenga, and Antonio Cheme face seven charges.
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Confessions are the courtroom battleground
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[*]Magistrate Helvi Shikalepo and retired magistrate Alweendo Venatius both testified this week.
[*]Statements from Kefas and Shetunyenga were recorded on 25 November 2020.
[*]Kefas reportedly waived his right to a lawyer before speaking.
[*]Shetunyenga allegedly told Shikalepo he wanted to talk about what landed him there.
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Defendants dispute the whole narrative
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[*]Kefas is 39, and Shetunyenga is 37 years old.
[*]Both men deny their confessions were free and voluntary.
[*]Kefas claimed he did not know someone got stabbed at the scene.
[*]Cheme is 30 and rounds out the trio of accused.
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Second robbery and ongoing trial details
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[*]A woman visiting Avis Dam was allegedly robbed on 10 July 2020.
[*]Her cellphone, wristwatch, and earphones were reportedly taken.
[*]Judge Naomi Shivute has presided since the trial started in December 2024.
[*]All three accused are currently out on bail.
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