Teen beats toddler to death
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A 14-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly beating a two-year-old boy to death with a stick at Ombudja village in the Ohangwena Region.
The incident happened on Sunday at around 18:00 in the Okongo constituency.
According to a police report, the deceased was left at home with the suspect by his grandmother, who went to visit the neighbours.
It is alleged that the suspect assaulted the toddler with a stick, and the younger boy died on spot.
The deceased was identified as Vilho Shetunyenga Shishiveni. The suspect has been released into parental care pending the completion of police investigations.
The two boys lived in the same house. Shishiveni’s body was transported to Okongo for a post-mortem.
The incident happened on Sunday at around 18:00 in the Okongo constituency.
According to a police report, the deceased was left at home with the suspect by his grandmother, who went to visit the neighbours.
It is alleged that the suspect assaulted the toddler with a stick, and the younger boy died on spot.
The deceased was identified as Vilho Shetunyenga Shishiveni. The suspect has been released into parental care pending the completion of police investigations.
The two boys lived in the same house. Shishiveni’s body was transported to Okongo for a post-mortem.
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