Man's body found in river, newborn allegedly dumped
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Kavango West police said last week that the decomposed body of a man who went missing from Gava village was found floating in the Kavango River at Nkurenkuru.
Regional police spokesperson Chief Inspector Raimbert Muronga said a member of the public spotted the body at around 08:30 on Friday.
The deceased was identified as 54-year-old Kakuru Abisai Kamina, who had been reported missing on 30 August after being admitted to Nkurenkuru Elcin Hospital.
Muronga said the cause of death is not yet known and that his family had been informed.
On another matter, Muronga said the body of a newborn baby was discovered dumped in the bush at Kakuro village near Nkurenkuru on Friday. He said a 31-year-old man and his girlfriend were arrested in connection with the incident. It is alleged the woman delivered the baby at home, and the pair then wrapped the body in a plastic bag before dumping it. An autopsy to establish the cause of death is pending.
- Phillipus Josef
Regional police spokesperson Chief Inspector Raimbert Muronga said a member of the public spotted the body at around 08:30 on Friday.
The deceased was identified as 54-year-old Kakuru Abisai Kamina, who had been reported missing on 30 August after being admitted to Nkurenkuru Elcin Hospital.
Muronga said the cause of death is not yet known and that his family had been informed.
On another matter, Muronga said the body of a newborn baby was discovered dumped in the bush at Kakuro village near Nkurenkuru on Friday. He said a 31-year-old man and his girlfriend were arrested in connection with the incident. It is alleged the woman delivered the baby at home, and the pair then wrapped the body in a plastic bag before dumping it. An autopsy to establish the cause of death is pending.
- Phillipus Josef
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