The grandmother of a murdered five-year-old boy says she felt trapped in a violent relationship that she could not escape from.

Maria Pienaar is now left grieving the brutal loss of her grandson at the hands of the very man who allegedly controlled and abused her for months.

A 31-year-old woman, Hilma Hiskia, has been remanded in custody by Magistrate Tuarirovangu Kasirua for allegedly killing her boyfriend’s 3-year-old daughter at Ohalumbebe village over the weekend. Her case was postponed to 16 June.

High Court Judge Naomi Shivute has sentenced Walvis Bay murder convict Reddick |Narib (33) to 28 years’ imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to murdering his five-year-old stepson.

Thomas Sheya (33), who allegedly killed two of his children by twisting their necks on Sunday night at Onkani village in the Omuntele constituency of the Oshikoto Region, was denied bail by Magistrate Nelao ya France during his first court appearance.