Peacemaker stoned to death

Ellanie Smit
ELLANIE SMIT



A man who tried to stop a fight was stoned to death at Gibeon on Friday.

According to the police Johannes Frederik (58), another man and a woman were drinking in a riverbed when a quarrel erupted between the suspect and the woman.

When Frederik intervened, the suspect threw three rocks at his head, killing him instantly. The suspect has been arrested.

A 36-year-old woman allegedly stabbed her boyfriend to death with a knife during a quarrel at Mondesa in Swakopmund on Saturday.

According to the police Fillipus Mateus was stabbed in the chest, shoulder and neck. The woman handed herself over to the police at Mondesa and was arrested.

In another stabbing on Friday, a 56-year-old man allegedly stabbed his 33-year-old girlfriend with an okapi knife at the Bloedrivier location at Koës.

The woman was stabbed in the right shoulder and in her breast and sustained two deep wounds. The suspect was arrested.

At Otjiuapehuri village a woman was raped on Saturday by a man who assaulted her boyfriend and relatives who tried to help her.

It is alleged that the woman was sleeping outside her house when her boyfriend arrived with the suspect. The suspect apparently woke her up and chatted with her for a while. He then suddenly grabbed her and dragged her into the bushes where he raped her twice in view of her boyfriend and family members. The suspect allegedly beat up the boyfriend and family members who came to her rescue. The man has been arrested.

On Monday a 23-year-old man allegedly raped a 36-year-old woman at Aroab.

The suspect had allegedly invited the woman to his house to enjoy a drink with him. After that he demanded sex and raped her.

In another incident at Onambango village in the Oshikoto Region, a 26-year-old man attempted to rape a 65-year-old woman. The suspect has been arrested.

In a separate incident at Kuisebmond on Friday, a 46-year-old man was allegedly stabbed with a kitchen knife by his landlord. He was admitted to the Walvis Bay State Hospital in a serious but stable condition. The 60-year-old suspect was arrested.

A 47-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman were arrested at Mariental for possession of drugs to the value of N$27 360. According to the police 228 Mandrax tablets were found on the female suspect when she was searched. Further police investigations led to the arrest of the man.

A 33-year-old police officer attached to the Very Important Persons Protection Directorate (VIPPD) in the Khomas Region was arrested for drug possession at Mondesa. He was found with five grams of cannabis valued at N$50.

A 30-year-old man was arrested at Omehenene village in the Onesi constituency on Saturday after he was found in possession of 690 grams of dagga, valued at N$6 900, and counterfeit money with a face value of N$400.

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