New Year off to murderous start
The first day of 2020 was marred by the violent deaths of five people, as well as several suicides.
New Year's Day got off to a bad start when a 30-year-old man, identified as Dino Vrieslaar, was stabbed to death by a female suspect in Dolam, Katutura.
Vrieslaar confronted the suspect, who had allegedly robbed his brother of N$40. He was stabbed in the neck and the chest and died on the spot. Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the incident.
On New Year's Eve around 06:00 near Kuvukiland location in Tsumeb, the lifeless body of Elizabeth Garises was discovered in the bushes.
It is alleged that Garises was last seen at Jealous Bar and later was seen being assaulted by her boyfriend. The suspect fled the scene and police investigations into the matter continue.
At Otjiwarongo, the body of Arnold Gaoseb (24) was discovered between Heroes Park and Ombili location. He had been stabbed to death. No arrest has been made yet. In Windhoek's Havana informal settlement, a 29-year-old man kicked down the door of the shack in which his girlfriend lived and stabbed her to death with a knife. The suspect fled the scene but later turned himself in at the Wanaheda police station. The deceased has been identified as Aina Negonga (29).
The body of a 24-year-old man was found behind the Freedom Park residential area in Otjiwarongo on Wednesday with a stab wound in the chest.
The police spokesperson in the Otjozondjupa Region, Inspector Maureen Mbeha, said the body of Arnold Wimpie !Gaoseb was found by a passer-by around 07:00 on New Year's Day. No arrest has been made so far.
A case of attempted murder was reported at Tsandi on New Year's Day after a 33-year-old suspect used a machete to hack a 30-year-old victim multiple times. The victim sustained serious injuries.
The body of Ajay Allistar McNab (22) was found hanging from the old water tank near Swakopmund Airport on New Year's Day. No foul play is suspected at this stage. No suicide note was found.
Another suspected suicide was reported in Havana, where the body of Levi Kalitheni Kadhila (24) was found hanging from the roof of his shack.
On the same day at Omakuku village, it is alleged that Nangolo Titus (61) hanged himself with a rope in his bedroom. No suicide note was left.
Cattle herder Heliaser Nghipundjwa (20) drowned in the Katumale earthen dam at Onawa village on New Year's Day. His body was recovered by police divers.
At Omuthiya, a 45-year-old man was struck by lightning while putting cattle into a kraal. The deceased was employed as a cattle herder.
One rape case was reported at Okahao on New Year's Eve. An 18-year-old woman was dragged to the Okahulo Sport Field and raped by two men aged 17 and 18. Two suspects were arrested and appeared in court yesterday.
On New Year's Eve burglars broke into a house in Klein Windhoek and stole six rhino horns that were kept in a suitcase on the ceiling. The horns are valued at N$600 000. No arrest or recovery has been made yet.
Police spokesperson Kauna Shikwambi said the home owner kept white rhino on his farm and had a permit for the rhino horns.
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Vrieslaar confronted the suspect, who had allegedly robbed his brother of N$40. He was stabbed in the neck and the chest and died on the spot. Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the incident.
On New Year's Eve around 06:00 near Kuvukiland location in Tsumeb, the lifeless body of Elizabeth Garises was discovered in the bushes.
It is alleged that Garises was last seen at Jealous Bar and later was seen being assaulted by her boyfriend. The suspect fled the scene and police investigations into the matter continue.
At Otjiwarongo, the body of Arnold Gaoseb (24) was discovered between Heroes Park and Ombili location. He had been stabbed to death. No arrest has been made yet. In Windhoek's Havana informal settlement, a 29-year-old man kicked down the door of the shack in which his girlfriend lived and stabbed her to death with a knife. The suspect fled the scene but later turned himself in at the Wanaheda police station. The deceased has been identified as Aina Negonga (29).
The body of a 24-year-old man was found behind the Freedom Park residential area in Otjiwarongo on Wednesday with a stab wound in the chest.
The police spokesperson in the Otjozondjupa Region, Inspector Maureen Mbeha, said the body of Arnold Wimpie !Gaoseb was found by a passer-by around 07:00 on New Year's Day. No arrest has been made so far.
A case of attempted murder was reported at Tsandi on New Year's Day after a 33-year-old suspect used a machete to hack a 30-year-old victim multiple times. The victim sustained serious injuries.
The body of Ajay Allistar McNab (22) was found hanging from the old water tank near Swakopmund Airport on New Year's Day. No foul play is suspected at this stage. No suicide note was found.
Another suspected suicide was reported in Havana, where the body of Levi Kalitheni Kadhila (24) was found hanging from the roof of his shack.
On the same day at Omakuku village, it is alleged that Nangolo Titus (61) hanged himself with a rope in his bedroom. No suicide note was left.
Cattle herder Heliaser Nghipundjwa (20) drowned in the Katumale earthen dam at Onawa village on New Year's Day. His body was recovered by police divers.
At Omuthiya, a 45-year-old man was struck by lightning while putting cattle into a kraal. The deceased was employed as a cattle herder.
One rape case was reported at Okahao on New Year's Eve. An 18-year-old woman was dragged to the Okahulo Sport Field and raped by two men aged 17 and 18. Two suspects were arrested and appeared in court yesterday.
On New Year's Eve burglars broke into a house in Klein Windhoek and stole six rhino horns that were kept in a suitcase on the ceiling. The horns are valued at N$600 000. No arrest or recovery has been made yet.
Police spokesperson Kauna Shikwambi said the home owner kept white rhino on his farm and had a permit for the rhino horns.
OGONE TLHAGE
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