Derick Brockerhoff

Notorious poacher’s week-long court marathon

Notorious poacher’s week-long court marathon

Niël Terblanché Notorious poacher, Derick Brockerhoff, who has at least 11 illicit hunting cases pending against him in various courts across Namibia, has made his fifth appearance in a magistrate's court in one week. Last Friday, he appeared before a Windhoek Magistrate on a case that stems from his arrest in the mountains surrounding the Eros Neighbourhood of the capital city. That case was postponed until 30 July for further investigation. On Tuesday, he made another appearance before the magistrate in Rehoboth on charges stemming from a case of poaching on a farm near Nauchas in the Khomashochland to the…
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Mystery surrounds bail conditions of notorious poacher

Mystery surrounds bail conditions of notorious poacher

Niël Terblanché Convicted poacher Derrick Brockerhoff appeared in the Swakopmund Magistrate’s Court on Thursday after several warrants of arrest were updated and executed last week. The notorious poacher was arrested in the mountains behind the Eros Neighbourhood of Windhoek almost a month ago when he was caught red-handed with the carcasses of a gemsbok and a kudu. At the court appearance in Swakopmund, it was revealed that several pending cases are still registered against the accused person and that the arrest warrants stem from three cases of poaching near Swakopmund and in the Nabib Naukluft Park between Walvis Bay and…
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