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Murder of Magdalena Stoffels

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86:. Later that same day, a police officer found a man named Junias Fillipus (32), washing clothes in the same riverbed. The distance was approximately 300 to 500 metres from where Stoffels' body was found. After observing what he believed to be scratch marks on his knees and back and 31: 133:
Evaluation of forensic evidence lasted almost a year. The results did not link Fillipus with the crime, and the charges against him were withdrawn. In May 2011, he was released from custody.
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suburb was named after Magdalena Stoffels. It is situated close to the Dawid Bezuidenhout school where Stoffels was a learner, and it crosses the
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to protest her rape and murder and to deliver a petition to the Deputy Prosecutor General, Johnny Truter, which pointed out the high rate of
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for unlawful arrest, unlawful detention, and malicious prosecution in 2013. In 2016 the first two charges were thrown out of the
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for such claims. The third claim is yet to be heard in court. Meanwhile, investigators fear that the case has gone
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in which the murder occurred. The bridge is hoped to prevent future crimes in the bushy riverbed.
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as among "most prominent cases of violence against women and children recorded in in 2010". The
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this 17-year-old school girl caused demonstrations and a debate on Namibia's stance on the
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on the clothes, the police officer arrested Fillipus in connection with the attack.
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reported that the murder of Stoffels "ignited debate on the reinstatement of the
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noted that "Fillipus’ arrest sparked a public outcry against
50:on July 27, 2010. The perpetrator was never found. 229:"Pohamba deplores violence against women in 2010" 249:"Murder suspect's bail application postponed" 8: 339:"Claim over Stoffels murder arrest fails" 320:"Claim over Stoffels murder arrest fails" 380:"Magdalena Stoffels bridge nearly ready" 299:"Forget about death penalty in Namibia" 187: 7: 297:Tjatindi, Charles (August 6, 2010). 197:"Question mark over murder evidence" 425:Incidents of violence against girls 360:"Hunt for Stoffels killer still on" 276:Smith, Jana-Mari (August 2, 2010). 195:Menges, Werner (28 January 2011). 25: 450:Violence against women in Namibia 337:Menges, Werner (22 August 2016). 318:Menges, Werner (22 August 2016). 358:Smith, Jana-Mari (26 May 2011). 27:2010 murder in Windhoek, Namibia 278:"Thousands march for Magdalena" 76:Dawid Bezuidenhout High School 1: 40:murder of Magdalena Stoffels 445:Unsolved murders in Namibia 98:The crime was described by 466: 435:July 2010 events in Africa 415:2010s murders in Namibia 177:List of unsolved murders 66:Stoffels, a 17-year-old 440:Namibian murder victims 410:2010 murders in Africa 405:2010 crimes in Namibia 146:statute of limitations 122:on Namibian children. 35: 420:Female murder victims 112:gender-based violence 33: 286:. via allafrica.com. 52:Raping and murdering 388:. 28 February 2013. 142:Windhoek High Court 304:The Southern Times 237:. January 4, 2011. 165:Arebbusch Riverbed 144:due to a one-year 136:Fillipus sued the 124:The Southern Times 78:after having been 36: 34:Magdalena Stoffels 18:Magdalena Stoffels 254:Windhoek Observer 157:pedestrian bridge 107:Windhoek Observer 70:, was found in a 16:(Redirected from 457: 430:July 2010 crimes 390: 389: 376: 370: 369: 355: 349: 348: 334: 328: 327: 315: 309: 308: 294: 288: 287: 273: 267: 266: 264: 262: 245: 239: 238: 225: 219: 218: 216: 214: 205:. Archived from 192: 21: 465: 464: 460: 459: 458: 456: 455: 454: 395: 394: 393: 378: 377: 373: 357: 356: 352: 336: 335: 331: 317: 316: 312: 296: 295: 291: 275: 274: 270: 260: 258: 247: 246: 242: 227: 226: 222: 212: 210: 194: 193: 189: 185: 173: 138:Namibian Police 96: 64: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 463: 461: 453: 452: 447: 442: 437: 432: 427: 422: 417: 412: 407: 397: 396: 392: 391: 371: 350: 329: 310: 289: 268: 240: 220: 209:on 27 May 2012 186: 184: 181: 180: 179: 172: 169: 159:in Windhoek's 130:" in Namibia. 95: 92: 63: 60: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 462: 451: 448: 446: 443: 441: 438: 436: 433: 431: 428: 426: 423: 421: 418: 416: 413: 411: 408: 406: 403: 402: 400: 387: 386: 381: 375: 372: 367: 366: 361: 354: 351: 346: 345: 340: 333: 330: 325: 321: 314: 311: 306: 305: 300: 293: 290: 285: 284: 279: 272: 269: 256: 255: 250: 244: 241: 236: 235: 230: 224: 221: 208: 204: 203: 198: 191: 188: 182: 178: 175: 174: 170: 168: 166: 162: 158: 153: 151: 147: 143: 139: 134: 131: 129: 128:death penalty 125: 121: 120:violent crime 117: 113: 109: 108: 103: 102: 93: 91: 89: 85: 81: 77: 73: 69: 61: 59: 57: 56:death penalty 53: 49: 45: 41: 32: 19: 385:Namibian Sun 383: 374: 365:The Namibian 363: 353: 344:The Namibian 342: 332: 324:The Namibian 323: 313: 302: 292: 283:The Namibian 281: 271: 259:. Retrieved 252: 243: 234:The Namibian 232: 223: 211:. Retrieved 207:the original 202:The Namibian 200: 190: 154: 135: 132: 123: 105: 101:The Namibian 99: 97: 88:blood stains 65: 42:occurred in 39: 37: 399:Categories 183:References 155:In 2013 a 68:schoolgirl 261:March 17, 161:Khomasdal 94:Aftermath 213:18 March 171:See also 116:Katutura 84:murdered 72:riverbed 44:Windhoek 48:Namibia 257:. 2011 62:Murder 80:raped 74:near 263:2011 215:2011 150:cold 82:and 38:The 401:: 382:. 362:. 341:. 322:. 301:. 280:. 251:. 231:. 199:. 152:. 58:. 46:, 368:. 347:. 326:. 307:. 265:. 217:. 20:)

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Magdalena Stoffels

Windhoek
Namibia
Raping and murdering
death penalty
schoolgirl
riverbed
Dawid Bezuidenhout High School
raped
murdered
blood stains
The Namibian
Windhoek Observer
gender-based violence
Katutura
violent crime
death penalty
Namibian Police
Windhoek High Court
statute of limitations
cold
pedestrian bridge
Khomasdal
Arebbusch Riverbed
List of unsolved murders
"Question mark over murder evidence"
The Namibian
the original
"Pohamba deplores violence against women in 2010"

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