Violent rapes rampant this week
Six rape cases were reported to the Namibian police over the last week, while one man accused of rape hanged himself in a police cell.
Violent rapes and incidents of gender-based-violence were rampant this past week and some victims were almost killed by their attacker.
A 16-year-old girl was gang-raped by several boys in the Amraalsduin location at Leonardville last Wednesday. According to the police, a 17-year-old boy raped the girl with the help of several other boys. The girl was apparently held down on the ground by several boys while the 17-year-old raped her. Two suspects were arrested and the police are continuing with their investigation.
In another incident reported at Sesfontein location, a 37-year-old woman was locked up in a shack by her boyfriend and beaten repeatedly. The incident occurred between 31 January and 4 February.
According to the police the 31-year-old man then raped his girlfriend. She finally managed to escape when he left her in a locked room and went somewhere else. The suspect was arrested.
In a separate case, a 15-year-old boy attempted to rape and 11-year-old girl at farm Gogaseb near Grootfontein last Monday.
The boy took the girl out of the room where she was sleeping and took her behind the house. He allegedly removed her clothes and tried to rape her but did not penetrate her. The boy left the girl when she screamed.
In an incident at Rehoboth on Saturday a 24-year-old woman was raped behind the town's cemetery.
It is alleged that the suspect threatened to kill the woman. The man apparently fired two shots into the air. According to the police, the man raped her twice and threatened to kill her with the third bullet. The suspect is known but has not yet been arrested. In another incident a 27-year-old woman was raped at Mariental on Sunday.
A 27-year-old man apparently accompanied the woman home from a bar and forced himself on the woman. The suspect has been arrested.
At Tsintsabis, a rape was reported on Saturday after a man grabbed and pushed a woman down in the bushes while they were on the way from Tsintsabis location. The suspect has not been arrested yet.
On Friday, a man on a rape charge hanged himself in the Oshakati police holding cells.
According to the police he hanged himself with his T-shirt from the burglar bars in the toilet. No foul play was suspected and no suicide note was left behind.
ELLANIE SMIT
A 16-year-old girl was gang-raped by several boys in the Amraalsduin location at Leonardville last Wednesday. According to the police, a 17-year-old boy raped the girl with the help of several other boys. The girl was apparently held down on the ground by several boys while the 17-year-old raped her. Two suspects were arrested and the police are continuing with their investigation.
In another incident reported at Sesfontein location, a 37-year-old woman was locked up in a shack by her boyfriend and beaten repeatedly. The incident occurred between 31 January and 4 February.
According to the police the 31-year-old man then raped his girlfriend. She finally managed to escape when he left her in a locked room and went somewhere else. The suspect was arrested.
In a separate case, a 15-year-old boy attempted to rape and 11-year-old girl at farm Gogaseb near Grootfontein last Monday.
The boy took the girl out of the room where she was sleeping and took her behind the house. He allegedly removed her clothes and tried to rape her but did not penetrate her. The boy left the girl when she screamed.
In an incident at Rehoboth on Saturday a 24-year-old woman was raped behind the town's cemetery.
It is alleged that the suspect threatened to kill the woman. The man apparently fired two shots into the air. According to the police, the man raped her twice and threatened to kill her with the third bullet. The suspect is known but has not yet been arrested. In another incident a 27-year-old woman was raped at Mariental on Sunday.
A 27-year-old man apparently accompanied the woman home from a bar and forced himself on the woman. The suspect has been arrested.
At Tsintsabis, a rape was reported on Saturday after a man grabbed and pushed a woman down in the bushes while they were on the way from Tsintsabis location. The suspect has not been arrested yet.
On Friday, a man on a rape charge hanged himself in the Oshakati police holding cells.
According to the police he hanged himself with his T-shirt from the burglar bars in the toilet. No foul play was suspected and no suicide note was left behind.
ELLANIE SMIT
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