Teacher accused of incest 0 A 46-year-old teacher accused of raping his daughter was denied bail by the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court last week.The suspect, a teacher at Etapa Combined School in the Ohangwena Region, was arrested on 18 September. In order to protect the complainant, his name cannot be published.
The 14-year-old complainant reported the alleged rape to a neighbour, who called the police. Oshana Police Commissioner Rauha Amwele said the incident happened at the suspect’s home in the Shinime Shimvula location. Amwele said the case was postponed to 24 November for further investigation. A source who spoke to Namibian Sun on condition of anonymity said the girl was allegedly raped repeatedly on 17 and 18 September. The source said the girl ran to a neighbour’s house, who called her mother who lives in Windhoek.
The mother instructed the neighbour to report the matter to the police and the suspect was arrested.
The girl and her younger brother live with their father and stepmother, who teach at remote schools in the Ohangwena Region and apparently only return to Ondangwa on weekends.