Two-year-old kidnapped, raped

A 20-year-old man is behind bars after he allegedly kidnapped and raped his two-year-old niece, who was discovered alive following an extensive police manhunt.

She was found seriously injured on the outskirts of Outjo yesterday morning.

The police launched a search at midnight after the girl's family had reported her missing.

The suspect had allegedly kidnapped the girl as well as two boys, aged two and four, on Tuesday morning, but the two boys returned home later that day.



Covered with blood

After the search was launched, the police traced the suspect, who was “covered with blood on some parts of his body” and he was immediately taken in for questioning.

The search continued and at around 07:00 yesterday morning, the girl was discovered in bushes on the outskirts of the town.

She was seriously injured and was taken to the Outjo hospital.

A medical examination confirmed she had been raped, the police said.

She remains in a stable condition, police spokesperson, Chief Inspector Kaunapawa Shikwambi, confirmed.

The suspect is set to make his first court appearance before the Outjo Magistrate's Court today.



Dagga bust

Meanwhile, Shikwambi also confirmed that the police had arrested two suspects on Tuesday afternoon in Khomasdal, who were allegedly found in possession of two blocks of dagga, ten dagga parcels as well as loose dagga valued at N$96 000.

The two accused are scheduled to appear before the Katutura Magistrate's Court today.

The suspects are a 38-year-old Tanzanian man and a 24-year-old Namibian woman.