Wanted for child mutilation, rape
The weekly crime report of the Namibian police makes for harrowing reading with rape and sodomy topping the list.
Police are searching for a 20-year-old man, who is on the run after he allegedly cut an eight-year-old girl's genitals with a knife and raped her.
According to the police, the “heinous crime” occurred on Friday at about 16:00 at the Farm Satan Locht in the Khomas Region.
It is alleged the girl and another child were left in the care of the suspect, who threatened to harm them. The other child ran away.
The suspect apparently got hold of a knife and tried to rape the girl, but penetration could not take place.
He then cut her genitals and raped her.
According to the police, the suspect, Gervin Gowanab, has since fled into the mountains.
A search has so far yielded no results.
The girl was admitted to the Windhoek Central Hospital and her condition is critical.
The police are asking for the assistance from the public to trace Gowanab.
In a separate incident on Sunday in Omatjete, a five-year-old girl was raped, allegedly by her 30-year-old uncle.
It is alleged the victim and her two-year-old brother were left at home in the uncle's care by their mother.
She apparently went to view the progress of the construction of her new home.
She was alerted by neighbours that her child was bleeding.
Upon her arrival at home, her daughter told her what had happened. The child was rushed to hospital. The suspect fled and the police investigation continues.
In another incident on Friday, an 11-year-old boy was sodomised by a 28-year-old man in Stampriet.
According to the police, the incident occurred between 22:30 and 23:30 at a residence in Soetdoringlaagte.
It is alleged the man overpowered the boy and raped him. The suspect has been arrested.
Also on Saturday, at a residence in Okombahe, a 27-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a man in his twenties.
According to the police, the woman was walking home when the suspect suddenly took out a knife and threatened to kill her, if she does not comply with his demands.
The man allegedly dragged her, hit her with a stone on her head and raped her. The woman managed to escape and reported the incident to her family and the police.
She sustained minor injuries and was taken to the Omaruru state hospital. The suspect is still on the run.
In another incident on Sunday at Groot Aub, a 37-year-old man allegedly raped a 47-year-old woman, after removing her underwear. The suspect has been arrested.
In Windhoek, a woman was raped during an armed robbery at her house in Kleine Kuppe.
According to the police, two suspects entered the premises at about 00:10 on Sunday, by climbing over the fence. They managed to break into the house through a window.
The owner was watching TV, and was threatened with a gun by one suspect, while the woman was asleep in a room. She was also threatened with a gun, undressed and raped.
The suspects tied up the victims and locked them in a room. They stole a Samsung TV, three cellphones, an Xbox, N$2 500 in cash and the car keys of a Fortuner and a Golf 7.
The unrecovered items are valued at about N$98 000.
No arrests were made.
In a separate incident at Ongwediva, a foetus was found on Sunday near the road opposite Baywatch Ongwediva by a boy from Okatope village, who was herding cattle. The boy found a folded newspaper and when he opened it he found the foetus.
The boy ran home and reported this to his parents. No arrests have been made.
At Otjomuise, a 31-year-old man was stabbed to death by a 26-year-old suspect on Saturday.
Sam Shithigona was stabbed three times in Stockholm Street by the suspect, after a fight broke out between them. The suspect has been arrested.
In another incident at Mariental, Simon Valombola succumbed to his injuries after he was stabbed with a knife in the neck on Saturday. It is alleged the deceased and a 23-year-old man were fighting over a girl. The suspect has been arrested.
Meanwhile, in Ondangwa at Okanyofi village, 20-year-old Namila Jonas died instantly after he was stabbed with an okapi. It is alleged the deceased and his friends entered a wedding tent where they were unwelcome. An argument erupted, and Jonas was stabbed.
The suspect has not been arrested and the investigation continues.
In a separate incident, a 61-year-old woman was viciously attacked on Friday afternoon after she withdrew N$80 000 to purchase a car.
According to the police, the incident happened at the Engen service station in Independence Avenue. Two men armed with knives attacked the woman while she was sitting alone in a car, waiting for her son to return from the service station shop, where he went to buy water.
The suspects demanded her handbag, but the woman resisted. They then stabbed her with a knife in the upper-leg and cut her on the hand.
They took her bag containing N$79 000 in cash. The suspects fled the scene in a white Renault without number plates. No arrests and no recovery of the cash was made.
ELLANIE SMIT
According to the police, the “heinous crime” occurred on Friday at about 16:00 at the Farm Satan Locht in the Khomas Region.
It is alleged the girl and another child were left in the care of the suspect, who threatened to harm them. The other child ran away.
The suspect apparently got hold of a knife and tried to rape the girl, but penetration could not take place.
He then cut her genitals and raped her.
According to the police, the suspect, Gervin Gowanab, has since fled into the mountains.
A search has so far yielded no results.
The girl was admitted to the Windhoek Central Hospital and her condition is critical.
The police are asking for the assistance from the public to trace Gowanab.
In a separate incident on Sunday in Omatjete, a five-year-old girl was raped, allegedly by her 30-year-old uncle.
It is alleged the victim and her two-year-old brother were left at home in the uncle's care by their mother.
She apparently went to view the progress of the construction of her new home.
She was alerted by neighbours that her child was bleeding.
Upon her arrival at home, her daughter told her what had happened. The child was rushed to hospital. The suspect fled and the police investigation continues.
In another incident on Friday, an 11-year-old boy was sodomised by a 28-year-old man in Stampriet.
According to the police, the incident occurred between 22:30 and 23:30 at a residence in Soetdoringlaagte.
It is alleged the man overpowered the boy and raped him. The suspect has been arrested.
Also on Saturday, at a residence in Okombahe, a 27-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a man in his twenties.
According to the police, the woman was walking home when the suspect suddenly took out a knife and threatened to kill her, if she does not comply with his demands.
The man allegedly dragged her, hit her with a stone on her head and raped her. The woman managed to escape and reported the incident to her family and the police.
She sustained minor injuries and was taken to the Omaruru state hospital. The suspect is still on the run.
In another incident on Sunday at Groot Aub, a 37-year-old man allegedly raped a 47-year-old woman, after removing her underwear. The suspect has been arrested.
In Windhoek, a woman was raped during an armed robbery at her house in Kleine Kuppe.
According to the police, two suspects entered the premises at about 00:10 on Sunday, by climbing over the fence. They managed to break into the house through a window.
The owner was watching TV, and was threatened with a gun by one suspect, while the woman was asleep in a room. She was also threatened with a gun, undressed and raped.
The suspects tied up the victims and locked them in a room. They stole a Samsung TV, three cellphones, an Xbox, N$2 500 in cash and the car keys of a Fortuner and a Golf 7.
The unrecovered items are valued at about N$98 000.
No arrests were made.
In a separate incident at Ongwediva, a foetus was found on Sunday near the road opposite Baywatch Ongwediva by a boy from Okatope village, who was herding cattle. The boy found a folded newspaper and when he opened it he found the foetus.
The boy ran home and reported this to his parents. No arrests have been made.
At Otjomuise, a 31-year-old man was stabbed to death by a 26-year-old suspect on Saturday.
Sam Shithigona was stabbed three times in Stockholm Street by the suspect, after a fight broke out between them. The suspect has been arrested.
In another incident at Mariental, Simon Valombola succumbed to his injuries after he was stabbed with a knife in the neck on Saturday. It is alleged the deceased and a 23-year-old man were fighting over a girl. The suspect has been arrested.
Meanwhile, in Ondangwa at Okanyofi village, 20-year-old Namila Jonas died instantly after he was stabbed with an okapi. It is alleged the deceased and his friends entered a wedding tent where they were unwelcome. An argument erupted, and Jonas was stabbed.
The suspect has not been arrested and the investigation continues.
In a separate incident, a 61-year-old woman was viciously attacked on Friday afternoon after she withdrew N$80 000 to purchase a car.
According to the police, the incident happened at the Engen service station in Independence Avenue. Two men armed with knives attacked the woman while she was sitting alone in a car, waiting for her son to return from the service station shop, where he went to buy water.
The suspects demanded her handbag, but the woman resisted. They then stabbed her with a knife in the upper-leg and cut her on the hand.
They took her bag containing N$79 000 in cash. The suspects fled the scene in a white Renault without number plates. No arrests and no recovery of the cash was made.
ELLANIE SMIT
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