Woman found murdered in ex-boyfriend’s flat at Otjiwarongo

The Namibian · 10/29/2026, 2:07:18 PM

A woman (34) was allegedly murdered in a flat at Otjiwarongo over the weekend. This is according to Otjozondjupa police. The body, identified as that of Kamilla Riekerts, was found with multiple stab wounds. Otjozondjupa police spokesperson senior inspector Maureen Mbeha says the nature in which the body was found indicates that she was brutally attacked and killed with a knife. “Preliminary investigations revealed that Rickerts was last seen with her ex-boyfriend Jovin Diergaardt on 24 October at 12h00, who allegedly picked her up and took her to his flat,” she said on Wednesday. Mbeha said Jovin allegedly later travelled