Domestic Violence Murder in Outjo | Namibia News

Namibia News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Sep 19, 2026 · 1m

A 49-year-old man, Piet Gamaseb, has been convicted of murder in the brutal death of his 28-year-old partner, Davie Hanes, who died from severe head trauma in March 2022. The court rejected his claim that she fell during an argument, citing medical testimony and neighbor accounts of violent assault. Compelling evidence—including a bloodstained crowbar found in his yard and his sister’s testimony about him borrowing a wheelbarrow early that morning—led to the conviction. Gamaseb faces sentencing on October 7th, as the verdict underscores a harrowing case of domestic violence with undeniable…