'Hero' accidentally shoots guard
A man who tried to come to the rescue of a female security guard who was being robbed in Wanaheda on Saturday ended up accidentally shooting her twice in the process.
According to the police, two suspects tried to rob the 31-year-old guard while she was on her way to work.
Apparently, a man from a nearby house came to her rescue by firing a shot. However, it struck the guard in the leg.
“The man allegedly ran to the woman with his firearm in his hand and while helping to pick her up, a second shot went off, hitting the victim in the back,” said the police.
The woman was admitted to the Katutura State Hospital.
In another incident, two Angolan nationals on Friday sustained severe injuries at Okongo when an unidentified man allegedly hacked them with a panga while they were sleeping.
According to the police, the incident occurred at Kumininenge village.
The 27-year-old man and 20-year-old woman sustained multiple open wounds to their heads, faces, arms, legs and shoulders, and were admitted at the Okongo hospital in critical condition. The motive for the attack is unknown and no arrest has been made, as the suspect fled.
At Tsintsabis on Friday, a 24-year-old man was fatally stabbed by a 26-year-old suspect at a local bar while they were gambling.
According to the police, Ludwig Ganiseb died on the way to the Tsumeb State Hospital after he was stabbed twice with a knife in the left shoulder and abdomen.
It is alleged that a fight erupted while the men were gambling. The suspect fled the scene, but was later arrested at Tsumeb.
Meanwhile on Sunday at Onayena in Okakwiyu village, 50-year-old Vilho Johannes was hit twice on the forehead with a knobkierrie and succumbed to his injuries at the Onandjokwe hospital.
It is alleged that the deceased and the suspect had an argument. The suspect was arrested.
In a separate incident at Mariental on Saturday, a seven-year-old girl was apparently raped by a 30-year-old man. It is alleged that the suspect took the girl from her mother's house to his own, where he raped her. The suspect has been arrested.
In another incident at Shimpanda village in the Kavango East Region, it is alleged that a 42-year-old woman was raped by a 30-year-old man. It is alleged that the woman was on her way home when the man came from behind and hit her with a garden hoe handle. The woman apparently fell down and the man then undressed and raped her. The suspect was arrested.
The body of a fully developed male foetus was discovered in a riverbed in Hakahana, while in another incident on Sunday at Wanaheda, the body of a female foetus was also discovered in a riverbed.
In both cases, the suspects are not known at this stage.
ELLANIE SMIT
According to the police, two suspects tried to rob the 31-year-old guard while she was on her way to work.
Apparently, a man from a nearby house came to her rescue by firing a shot. However, it struck the guard in the leg.
“The man allegedly ran to the woman with his firearm in his hand and while helping to pick her up, a second shot went off, hitting the victim in the back,” said the police.
The woman was admitted to the Katutura State Hospital.
In another incident, two Angolan nationals on Friday sustained severe injuries at Okongo when an unidentified man allegedly hacked them with a panga while they were sleeping.
According to the police, the incident occurred at Kumininenge village.
The 27-year-old man and 20-year-old woman sustained multiple open wounds to their heads, faces, arms, legs and shoulders, and were admitted at the Okongo hospital in critical condition. The motive for the attack is unknown and no arrest has been made, as the suspect fled.
At Tsintsabis on Friday, a 24-year-old man was fatally stabbed by a 26-year-old suspect at a local bar while they were gambling.
According to the police, Ludwig Ganiseb died on the way to the Tsumeb State Hospital after he was stabbed twice with a knife in the left shoulder and abdomen.
It is alleged that a fight erupted while the men were gambling. The suspect fled the scene, but was later arrested at Tsumeb.
Meanwhile on Sunday at Onayena in Okakwiyu village, 50-year-old Vilho Johannes was hit twice on the forehead with a knobkierrie and succumbed to his injuries at the Onandjokwe hospital.
It is alleged that the deceased and the suspect had an argument. The suspect was arrested.
In a separate incident at Mariental on Saturday, a seven-year-old girl was apparently raped by a 30-year-old man. It is alleged that the suspect took the girl from her mother's house to his own, where he raped her. The suspect has been arrested.
In another incident at Shimpanda village in the Kavango East Region, it is alleged that a 42-year-old woman was raped by a 30-year-old man. It is alleged that the woman was on her way home when the man came from behind and hit her with a garden hoe handle. The woman apparently fell down and the man then undressed and raped her. The suspect was arrested.
The body of a fully developed male foetus was discovered in a riverbed in Hakahana, while in another incident on Sunday at Wanaheda, the body of a female foetus was also discovered in a riverbed.
In both cases, the suspects are not known at this stage.
ELLANIE SMIT
Comments
Namibian Sun
No comments have been left on this article