Man commits suicide in Oshakati hospital
The body of Fillemon Kandu (30) was discovered by cleaners in one of the rooms in the Oshakati State Hospital on Tuesday morning.
Kandu, who was from Endola village in Ohangwena Region, is believed to have hanged himself with a bed sheet on Monday evening. He apparently was locked into a room at the hospital's Communicable Disease Centre (CDC).
His corpse was discovered the following morning at 06:20.
The regional police commander, Commissioner Rauha Amwele, said the police were investigating the incident. A well-placed source told Namibian Sun that Kandu had sent a text message to his partner before hanging himself. In a separate incident in the Oshikoto Region, the body of Hileni Itana (62) was discovered yesterday morning in a pan at Uukwanambwa village in the Onyaanya area. She is believed to have drowned. According to the Oshikoto police Itana was last seen at nearby cuca shops the previous night. The police investigation continues.
KENYA KAMBOWE
Kandu, who was from Endola village in Ohangwena Region, is believed to have hanged himself with a bed sheet on Monday evening. He apparently was locked into a room at the hospital's Communicable Disease Centre (CDC).
His corpse was discovered the following morning at 06:20.
The regional police commander, Commissioner Rauha Amwele, said the police were investigating the incident. A well-placed source told Namibian Sun that Kandu had sent a text message to his partner before hanging himself. In a separate incident in the Oshikoto Region, the body of Hileni Itana (62) was discovered yesterday morning in a pan at Uukwanambwa village in the Onyaanya area. She is believed to have drowned. According to the Oshikoto police Itana was last seen at nearby cuca shops the previous night. The police investigation continues.
KENYA KAMBOWE
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