A 29-year-old man accused of killing and burying his girlfriend in a shallow grave at Shimpanda village in the Kavango East Region was denied bail in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

Fernando Kandonga was arrested last week on charges of murder read with domestic violence and defeating or obstructing the course of justice.

Kandonga is accused of assaulting, strangling and then burying his 30-year-old girlfriend on 17 October.

The deceased was initially reported missing by the suspect, and police opened a missing person’s file.

The remains of Anagret Naporo Mushinga were exhumed by police on Friday last week after they interrogated the suspect, who then pointed out where he had buried her, along with her personal belongings.

The matter has been postponed to 22 February 2027 for further investigation.