Murder of Magdalena Stoffels

Raping and murdering this 17-year-old school girl caused demonstrations and a debate on Namibia's stance on the death penalty.

After observing what he believed to be scratch marks on his knees and back and blood stains on the clothes, the police officer arrested Fillipus in connection with the attack.

[3] Approximately 3,000 people, including schoolchildren from 10 schools, marched from Stoffels' school to the Magistrates' Court in Katutura to protest her rape and murder and to deliver a petition to the Deputy Prosecutor General, Johnny Truter, which pointed out the high rate of violent crime on Namibian children.

[4] The Southern Times reported that the murder of Stoffels "ignited debate on the reinstatement of the death penalty" in Namibia.

It is situated close to the Dawid Bezuidenhout school where Stoffels was a learner, and it crosses the Arebbusch Riverbed in which the murder occurred.