Three more murders besides Cheryl
Besides car crashes, which invariably occur over long weekends, the Heroes' Day weekend was marred by three other murders and three rapes.
Beverly Kuranngera, 26, was stabbed to death, allegedly by her ex-boyfriend, 51, at Omaruru on Saturday. According to the police, the suspect, who was arrested later, had gone to Kuranngera's shack, broken open the door, and followed her when she ran away. She was stabbed several times in the neck and back.
Drinking remains a problem in Namibia, leading all too frequently to violence. On Sunday, 26 August at Groot Aub's Dallas Grocer Bar, Ulrich Klasen, 34, was allegedly stabbed to death by a 24-year-old suspect following an argument.
On the same day at Oshakati, a 23-year-old stabbed a 45-year-old to death, also at a drinking spot, Kutya Bar.
At Omitara, also on Sunday, Elden Skrwyer, 19, was shot dead with a 9mm pistol. Two suspects, aged 37 and 51, were arrested.
Three rapes were reported. A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 21-year-old man between Corridor 11 and Corridor 13 in the Omaheke Region on Saturday evening. According to the police, the girl had asked the man to walk her from Corridor 11 to Corridor 13.
On Sunday, a 13-year-old girl reported a rape at Outjo, which is said to have occurred between 03:00 and 04:00. The girl was on her way home from a music show held at the local sport stadium when she accepted a ride in a white Combi. The driver, she said, took her to the riverbed near Ombinda Lodge and raped her.
On Monday, a female security guard, 19, was raped at Oshitayi next to a brick manufacturing plant in Ondangwa. She was on her way home when she was held at knifepoint at about 05:00.
STAFF REPORTER
Beverly Kuranngera, 26, was stabbed to death, allegedly by her ex-boyfriend, 51, at Omaruru on Saturday. According to the police, the suspect, who was arrested later, had gone to Kuranngera's shack, broken open the door, and followed her when she ran away. She was stabbed several times in the neck and back.
Drinking remains a problem in Namibia, leading all too frequently to violence. On Sunday, 26 August at Groot Aub's Dallas Grocer Bar, Ulrich Klasen, 34, was allegedly stabbed to death by a 24-year-old suspect following an argument.
On the same day at Oshakati, a 23-year-old stabbed a 45-year-old to death, also at a drinking spot, Kutya Bar.
At Omitara, also on Sunday, Elden Skrwyer, 19, was shot dead with a 9mm pistol. Two suspects, aged 37 and 51, were arrested.
Three rapes were reported. A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 21-year-old man between Corridor 11 and Corridor 13 in the Omaheke Region on Saturday evening. According to the police, the girl had asked the man to walk her from Corridor 11 to Corridor 13.
On Sunday, a 13-year-old girl reported a rape at Outjo, which is said to have occurred between 03:00 and 04:00. The girl was on her way home from a music show held at the local sport stadium when she accepted a ride in a white Combi. The driver, she said, took her to the riverbed near Ombinda Lodge and raped her.
On Monday, a female security guard, 19, was raped at Oshitayi next to a brick manufacturing plant in Ondangwa. She was on her way home when she was held at knifepoint at about 05:00.
STAFF REPORTER
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