Two-year-old girl raped

Police at Oranjemund have opened a case of child neglect against the 23-year-old mother of a nine-month-old baby.

The //Karas crime investigations coordinator, Deputy Commissioner Chrispin Mubebo, told Nampa that the mother locked up the child alone in a room and went out on Saturday around 12:30.

“The police were alerted to a baby crying inside a house by neighbours and went to attend to it. They forcibly opened the door and found the baby alone,” Mubebo said.

He said after an unsuccessful search for hours for the mother, the child was taken to the Rosh Pinah State Clinic for safety, as the private hospital in Oranjemund could not assist.

“The suspect was found later and arrested and is set to appear in court on a charge of child neglect,” said Mubebo.

At Aussenkehr in the //Karas Region the police are searching for a man who allegedly raped a two-year-old girl on Friday.

The incident happened around 21:00 in the Block 5 residential area.

“It is alleged that the girl was left playing with a three-year-old girl in front of their house before the incident happened,” Mubebo said. Investigations continue.

Another case of rape of a minor was opened at Rehoboth on Friday, where a 13-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her stepfather.

The 31-year-old man was arrested. The police say the incident took place late on Friday night in Block E. It is alleged that the girl was left alone with her stepfather.

At Aroab, a 27-year-old woman on Saturday opened a rape case against a 30-year-old man.

Is alleged that the suspect and the victim were drinking together the previous night and when the victim got drunk and fell asleep, the suspect had sexual intercourse with her around 06:00 that morning.

The suspect was arrested and police investigations continue.

The police at Karibib are investigating the death of Josefine Beukes (47) who died in a shack fire on Sunday. It is suspected that a burning candle was the cause of the fire.

At Grootfontein, a member of the Namibian Defence Force was arrested on Sunday morning in possession of cocaine and Mandrax tablets valued at over N$15 000.

The 39-year-old soldier, a captain, works for the 21 Motorised Infantry Brigade in Windhoek, but was arrested in the Luiperdsheuwel residential area of Grootfontein.

The Otjozondjupa police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Maureen Mbeha, said the soldier was found with 64 pieces of cocaine and 45 Mandrax tablets.

“We are still trying to establish the exact origin of these drugs,” Mbeha said.



Deadly stabbings

Four men were stabbed to death over the weekend, while another sustained serious injuries.

The first was a 34-year-old man who died in Rehoboth on Saturday after being stabbed in the neck. Hardap's crime investigations coordinator, Deputy Commissioner Eric Clay, said the incident occurred at about 09:50 in Block E. The deceased has been identified as Paul Afrikaner.

“It is alleged that the suspect stabbed Afrikaner in the left side of his neck with an Okapi knife after he was apparently insulted,” Clay said. A 25-year-old man has been arrested.

At Grünau, an 18-year-old man died instantly after he was stabbed in the abdomen on Friday. Mubebo said the deceased was identified as Amir Apriels.

“It is alleged that the suspect stabbed Apriels with a knife and he died on the spot. The suspect also stabbed a 32-year-old man in the right side of the neck. The man was transported to the Karasburg State Hospital for treatment, but is in a stable condition now,” Mubebo said. He said the incident occurred at about 02:30 and it is alleged that an argument erupted between the three men over cigarettes.

The suspect was arrested on charges of murder and attempted murder.

At Rundu, a 30-year-old man was fatally stabbed at a local take-away on Friday – apparently over a packet of cigarettes.

The acting crime investigations coordinator in the Kavango East Region, Deputy Chief Inspector Ewald Kavara, said the incident happened at a gambling house at around 11:00.

It is alleged that the deceased grabbed a pack of cigarettes from the suspect and ran away, but the owner of the cigarettes caught up with him while he was getting into a taxi. Kavara said when the suspect opened the door of the vehicle, the deceased pulled out a knife and stabbed him in the arm. The suspect overpowered him, taking the knife from him and stabbing him in the neck.

The deceased was rushed to the Rundu State Hospital, where he succumbed to his stab wounds upon arrival.

A case of murder was registered and the suspect was arrested.

Another case of murder was opened after Epson Eiseb (17) was stabbed in the neck during an argument in Hakahana over the weekend. The suspect is still at large.

A case of attempted murder is being investigated at Ongwediva after a 28-year-old man was stabbed three times at a cuca shop on Friday night. The suspect is still at large.

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