Murder suspects Quanito van Vuuren and Moses Sem made their first appearance in the Walvis Bay Magistrate's Court on charges of murder, rape, and robbery.

53-year-old Vernon John Gavin was found murdered at his home.

Gavin was raped, killed, and robbed at his house in Banker Close Fairways at Walvis Bay on the 30th of December.

His phone was traced to the suspects.

Quanito van Vuuren and Moses Sem, both 20 years old, have been arrested in connection with the incident.

During their court appearance, one of the accused denied the rape charge and demanded that a DNA test be conducted.

It is alleged that the deceased, who was staying alone in his house, was attacked and killed in his bedroom by someone he was socialising with.

His legs were tied up with curtains and blind ropes, and a face cloth was stuffed into his mouth.

The body of the deceased was found in strange circumstances in his bathroom by the neighbours, who jumped over the fence to investigate what happened after several calls to him went unanswered.

The deceased's personal items and properties were found in his Opel pickup truck that was parked in the locked garage.

The case was postponed to April 2, and the suspects remain in custody.