Grisly crash kills driver
A 30-year-old man was killed on impact when his car crashed head-on into a truck between Otavi and Otjiwarongo yesterday.
Drivers travelling between Otavi and Otjiwarongo yesterday morning were met with the grisly sight of a head-on collision between a sedan and a truck around 06:35.
The 30-year-old male driver of the sedan died instantly when the crash occurred roughly 14km north of Otjiwarongo.
The police's Otjozondjupa crime investigations coordinator, Deputy Commissioner Naukalemo Andreas, said the sedan was travelling south while the truck, carrying two Angolan citizens, aged 50 and 52, was travelling north towards Otavi.
Witnesses at the scene reported the sedan moving out of its lane and into the oncoming truck.
Andreas said the sedan allegedly swerved from its lane to the right side, causing the collision with the oncoming truck. The two Angolan nationals were transported to the state hospital at Otjiwarongo.
On Tuesday, a 54-year-old man reportedly committed suicide in the Rehoboth police station holding cells after being detained for domestic violence and crimen injuria on May Day. According to Chief Inspector Simon Hauwanga of the Hardap Region police, the deceased, identified as Karel Stumpfe, hanged himself with the drawstring from his trousers.
“It was a tracksuit pair of pants with a drawstring. I do not know what happened,” Hauwanga said when asked why the police failed to remove the tracksuit string before detaining the deceased.
Also on Tuesday, in the early hours of the morning at around 03:00, four men armed with pistols held a security guard at gunpoint at the FNB ATM at MultiChoice Namibia's head office in Eros, Windhoek. The presence of other security guards on patrol foiled the robbery and the men fled on foot. Residents of Eros reported automatic gunfire in the Klein Windhoek riverbed shortly after 04:00 as the police chased the suspects, but to no avail.
At the coast, the body of a young man was discovered at Long Beach yesterday morning.
The Erongo police's Deputy Commissioner Erastus Iikuyu confirmed a member of the community made the discovery at Extension no. 2 at about 07:30.
“The deceased who has a tattoo inscription “LOYALTY” on the right side of the chest, is believed to be between 20-25 years old. It is suspected that he drowned recently since the body had not yet started to decompose and possibly washed out from the sea. There are small bruises visible on the body. The next of kin have not been informed as the identity of the deceased is still unknown.”
The body was taken to the police mortuary at Walvis Bay for a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death.
Home alone
On Sunday at roughly 22:00 a house in Richard Tjiremba Street, Katutura caught fire. A three-year-old toddler escaped, while a one-year-old baby succumbed to third-degree burns. The children were home alone. The deceased was identified as Matjiua Kanguatjivi and the next of kin was informed. The cause of the fire is unknown.
In the north, a murder and suicide case is being investigated by the police in the Omusati Region after an Angolan man allegedly stabbed his girlfriend to death.
The murder took place at Amaupa village in the Tsandi constituency.
The unidentified victim, also an Angolan according to the police, is estimated to between 30 and 40 years old.
After the killing, the suspect jumped into a well and drowned. Both were employed as domestic workers.
The police last week launched an investigation into another baby-dumping case after the body of a baby girl was found in a dumpster.
The body was discovered on Wednesday morning, 26 April, by a man looking for empty bottles in a bin located at the corner of Independence Avenue and Tugela Street in Wanaheda.
A case of concealment of birth was opened.
The police are also investigating a fatal domestic violence incident that took place at Katima Mulilo last week. Arina Lifasi, 47, from Nongozi village, was severely beaten by her husband.
She was transferred to the nearest hospital but died from her injuries. The man has not yet been arrested and the police investigation continues.
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The 30-year-old male driver of the sedan died instantly when the crash occurred roughly 14km north of Otjiwarongo.
The police's Otjozondjupa crime investigations coordinator, Deputy Commissioner Naukalemo Andreas, said the sedan was travelling south while the truck, carrying two Angolan citizens, aged 50 and 52, was travelling north towards Otavi.
Witnesses at the scene reported the sedan moving out of its lane and into the oncoming truck.
Andreas said the sedan allegedly swerved from its lane to the right side, causing the collision with the oncoming truck. The two Angolan nationals were transported to the state hospital at Otjiwarongo.
On Tuesday, a 54-year-old man reportedly committed suicide in the Rehoboth police station holding cells after being detained for domestic violence and crimen injuria on May Day. According to Chief Inspector Simon Hauwanga of the Hardap Region police, the deceased, identified as Karel Stumpfe, hanged himself with the drawstring from his trousers.
“It was a tracksuit pair of pants with a drawstring. I do not know what happened,” Hauwanga said when asked why the police failed to remove the tracksuit string before detaining the deceased.
Also on Tuesday, in the early hours of the morning at around 03:00, four men armed with pistols held a security guard at gunpoint at the FNB ATM at MultiChoice Namibia's head office in Eros, Windhoek. The presence of other security guards on patrol foiled the robbery and the men fled on foot. Residents of Eros reported automatic gunfire in the Klein Windhoek riverbed shortly after 04:00 as the police chased the suspects, but to no avail.
At the coast, the body of a young man was discovered at Long Beach yesterday morning.
The Erongo police's Deputy Commissioner Erastus Iikuyu confirmed a member of the community made the discovery at Extension no. 2 at about 07:30.
“The deceased who has a tattoo inscription “LOYALTY” on the right side of the chest, is believed to be between 20-25 years old. It is suspected that he drowned recently since the body had not yet started to decompose and possibly washed out from the sea. There are small bruises visible on the body. The next of kin have not been informed as the identity of the deceased is still unknown.”
The body was taken to the police mortuary at Walvis Bay for a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death.
Home alone
On Sunday at roughly 22:00 a house in Richard Tjiremba Street, Katutura caught fire. A three-year-old toddler escaped, while a one-year-old baby succumbed to third-degree burns. The children were home alone. The deceased was identified as Matjiua Kanguatjivi and the next of kin was informed. The cause of the fire is unknown.
In the north, a murder and suicide case is being investigated by the police in the Omusati Region after an Angolan man allegedly stabbed his girlfriend to death.
The murder took place at Amaupa village in the Tsandi constituency.
The unidentified victim, also an Angolan according to the police, is estimated to between 30 and 40 years old.
After the killing, the suspect jumped into a well and drowned. Both were employed as domestic workers.
The police last week launched an investigation into another baby-dumping case after the body of a baby girl was found in a dumpster.
The body was discovered on Wednesday morning, 26 April, by a man looking for empty bottles in a bin located at the corner of Independence Avenue and Tugela Street in Wanaheda.
A case of concealment of birth was opened.
The police are also investigating a fatal domestic violence incident that took place at Katima Mulilo last week. Arina Lifasi, 47, from Nongozi village, was severely beaten by her husband.
She was transferred to the nearest hospital but died from her injuries. The man has not yet been arrested and the police investigation continues.
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