Skeleton found at Otjiwa
Fragments of a human skeleton were discovered by a farmworker at a lodge near Otjiwarongo on Sunday.
According to a crime report issued by the Namibian police yesterday, the worker was searching for mushrooms in the veld at the Otjiwa Safari Lodge when he stumbled upon the remains.
Reportedly, only the skull, arm and thigh bones were found. Blue trousers and shorts were also found in the vicinity. Police investigations are ongoing and DNA tests will be conducted to identify the person. Meanwhile, several suicides have been reported across the country since Friday.
On Monday the 25-year-old Serubabel Lungameni hanged himself in his home at Okakukanyaluwili village in the Anamulenge constituency. A suicide note was left behind.
Another suicide was reported at Keetmanshoop on Monday, in which a woman used a piece of cloth to hang herself from a tree. No suicide note was left behind.
Another suicide was reported in Keetmanshoop's Krönlein area, where a 24-year-old man hanged himself in his bedroom with an electrical wire.
At Divundu on Saturday, a 43-year-old woman hanged herself from a tree.
Meanwhile, a 32-year-old man committed suicide in the Oshikoto Region at the Omuthiya State Hospital on Friday. A nurse found his body hanging from the burglar bars in his room. He was identified as Ikela Tomas and no suicide note was left behind.
At Mariental police arrested a 26-year-old man on Monday for being in the possession of drugs.
He was found at Bambi restaurant with ten parcels of dagga. The value of the drugs is not known yet.
Also at the Bambi restaurant, a 34-year-old man was arrested when he was found in possession of 11 parcels of dagga and 78 Mandrax tablets with an unknown value.
ELLANIE SMIT
According to a crime report issued by the Namibian police yesterday, the worker was searching for mushrooms in the veld at the Otjiwa Safari Lodge when he stumbled upon the remains.
Reportedly, only the skull, arm and thigh bones were found. Blue trousers and shorts were also found in the vicinity. Police investigations are ongoing and DNA tests will be conducted to identify the person. Meanwhile, several suicides have been reported across the country since Friday.
On Monday the 25-year-old Serubabel Lungameni hanged himself in his home at Okakukanyaluwili village in the Anamulenge constituency. A suicide note was left behind.
Another suicide was reported at Keetmanshoop on Monday, in which a woman used a piece of cloth to hang herself from a tree. No suicide note was left behind.
Another suicide was reported in Keetmanshoop's Krönlein area, where a 24-year-old man hanged himself in his bedroom with an electrical wire.
At Divundu on Saturday, a 43-year-old woman hanged herself from a tree.
Meanwhile, a 32-year-old man committed suicide in the Oshikoto Region at the Omuthiya State Hospital on Friday. A nurse found his body hanging from the burglar bars in his room. He was identified as Ikela Tomas and no suicide note was left behind.
At Mariental police arrested a 26-year-old man on Monday for being in the possession of drugs.
He was found at Bambi restaurant with ten parcels of dagga. The value of the drugs is not known yet.
Also at the Bambi restaurant, a 34-year-old man was arrested when he was found in possession of 11 parcels of dagga and 78 Mandrax tablets with an unknown value.
ELLANIE SMIT
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