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Jul
Justicia Shipena The High Court at Oshakati on Monday overturned the conviction and 32-month prison sentence of a man who stole 32 dining plates in March this year. This followed the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court’s decision to convict Malonga Nghilukwa of housebreaking with intent to steal and theft after he admitted to stealing the plates. Nghilukwa, a first-time offender, pleaded guilty in the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court after he was charged with stealing plates valued at N$3,965. However, High Court Judges Duard Kesslau and Johanna Salionga ruled that the magistrate failed to properly establish Nghilukwa’s intent at the time of the break-in,…