Stabbed to death over a piece of meat
A man was stabbed to death on a farm near Gobabis, after a fight erupted over a piece of meat.
The incident occurred shortly after midnight on Thursday at farm Ruimter in the Gobabis district.
The police said two men were fighting over a piece of meat given to them by their employer. The fight was stopped and both men went to their houses. However, the suspect later went back to Uaputara Maharukua's house. Another fight broke out and Maharukua was stabbed to death. He also sustained other injuries in the attack. In another incident, a 24-year-old Angolan woman narrowly escaped being raped when a 35-year-old man broke into her home at Iilagati village in Ondangwa, where she and her nine-month-old baby boy were sleeping. The suspect, who was armed with an axe, threatened to kill her and demanded that she have sex with him last Thursday. According to the police, the suspect broke into the bedroom by forcing the door open.
He found the woman and her baby on the bed. When she woke up and saw the suspect, he ordered her not to scream. He took out a pocketknife and pulled down his pants.
The owner of the house heard the screaming and came to ask what was wrong. The suspect took the woman's cellphone and ran away. The suspect's footprints were followed to his mother's house, where he was arrested. The axe, pocketknife and cellphone were also found.
On Sunday, the body of an unidentified man was found lying in a pool of blood in Telecom location at Otjiwarongo. The deceased was found with a stab wound to the chest.
In another incident over the weekend at Uis, a 54-year-old man was hit over the head with a stone and died. Philipus Gaweseb's body was discovered in front of the suspect's room by the owner of the house where they were staying. It is alleged that Gaweseb stabbed the suspect with a knife on the arm and leg during an argument.
The suspect then retaliated by hitting him continuously with a stone on the head. The suspect was arrested. A 23-year-old taxi driver was arrested at the Okahandja roadblock on Thursday for being in the possession of 3 730 grams of cannabis with a street of N$74 800.
On Friday nine suspects were arrested in Rehoboth in separate incidents for being in the possession of cannabis, crack cocaine and mandrax. According to the police, two women aged 23 and 26 and seven men aged between of 23 and 37 were arrested. The overall value of the confiscated drugs is N$4 120. On Wednesday, a 25-year-old man was arrested in Kuisebmond for dealing in 88 units of crack cocaine and three bankies of cannabis valued at N$8 950. Also on Wednesday, a 60-year-old woman was arrested in Walvis Bay for being in the possession of one full and three half mandrax tablets and five grams of cannabis valued at N$300. On Thursday, two men, aged 26 and 33, were arrested in Mondesa for being in possession of dagga and mandrax. At Keetmanshoop four suspects were arrested on Saturday for being in the possession of drugs. According to the police two women and a man was arrested in Tseiblaagte location.
They were found with 75 full mandrax tablets, seven half tablets and 24 quarter tablets valued at N$9 000. Another 28-year-old man was also arrested for being in possession of dagga worth N$190.
Also on Saturday, a 25-year-old man was arrested at the Mururani checkpoint in Kavango West for being in possession of six parcels of cannabis. This was after the police searched his silver Toyota station wagon.
ELLANIE SMIT
The incident occurred shortly after midnight on Thursday at farm Ruimter in the Gobabis district.
The police said two men were fighting over a piece of meat given to them by their employer. The fight was stopped and both men went to their houses. However, the suspect later went back to Uaputara Maharukua's house. Another fight broke out and Maharukua was stabbed to death. He also sustained other injuries in the attack. In another incident, a 24-year-old Angolan woman narrowly escaped being raped when a 35-year-old man broke into her home at Iilagati village in Ondangwa, where she and her nine-month-old baby boy were sleeping. The suspect, who was armed with an axe, threatened to kill her and demanded that she have sex with him last Thursday. According to the police, the suspect broke into the bedroom by forcing the door open.
He found the woman and her baby on the bed. When she woke up and saw the suspect, he ordered her not to scream. He took out a pocketknife and pulled down his pants.
The owner of the house heard the screaming and came to ask what was wrong. The suspect took the woman's cellphone and ran away. The suspect's footprints were followed to his mother's house, where he was arrested. The axe, pocketknife and cellphone were also found.
On Sunday, the body of an unidentified man was found lying in a pool of blood in Telecom location at Otjiwarongo. The deceased was found with a stab wound to the chest.
In another incident over the weekend at Uis, a 54-year-old man was hit over the head with a stone and died. Philipus Gaweseb's body was discovered in front of the suspect's room by the owner of the house where they were staying. It is alleged that Gaweseb stabbed the suspect with a knife on the arm and leg during an argument.
The suspect then retaliated by hitting him continuously with a stone on the head. The suspect was arrested. A 23-year-old taxi driver was arrested at the Okahandja roadblock on Thursday for being in the possession of 3 730 grams of cannabis with a street of N$74 800.
On Friday nine suspects were arrested in Rehoboth in separate incidents for being in the possession of cannabis, crack cocaine and mandrax. According to the police, two women aged 23 and 26 and seven men aged between of 23 and 37 were arrested. The overall value of the confiscated drugs is N$4 120. On Wednesday, a 25-year-old man was arrested in Kuisebmond for dealing in 88 units of crack cocaine and three bankies of cannabis valued at N$8 950. Also on Wednesday, a 60-year-old woman was arrested in Walvis Bay for being in the possession of one full and three half mandrax tablets and five grams of cannabis valued at N$300. On Thursday, two men, aged 26 and 33, were arrested in Mondesa for being in possession of dagga and mandrax. At Keetmanshoop four suspects were arrested on Saturday for being in the possession of drugs. According to the police two women and a man was arrested in Tseiblaagte location.
They were found with 75 full mandrax tablets, seven half tablets and 24 quarter tablets valued at N$9 000. Another 28-year-old man was also arrested for being in possession of dagga worth N$190.
Also on Saturday, a 25-year-old man was arrested at the Mururani checkpoint in Kavango West for being in possession of six parcels of cannabis. This was after the police searched his silver Toyota station wagon.
ELLANIE SMIT
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