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Public expectations are not synonymous with public interest, a judge commented yesterday in the Windhoek High Court during the sentencing of two Walvis Bay siblings acquitted on a murder charge a month ago.
"The court must sentence the accused for crimes they have been found guilty of, not crimes the public believes they should be guilty of. Public expectation and public interest are.