Woman accused of abortion A 30-year-old woman from Tsumeb appeared in absentia in the Tsumeb Magistrate''s Court on Tuesday after she was arrested on Sunday for allegedly terminating her pregnancy.Hileni Kambangula is facing an abortion charge. According to Oshikoto Police Commissioner Naomi Katjiua, Kambangula took an overdose of tablets to induce the abortion.
Katjiua said Kambangula''s roommate called the police after becoming suspicious because she had spent 30 minutes in the toilet.
According to Katjiua, Kambangula allegedly put the foetus in a plastic bag and dumped it in an open area.
Kambangula is currently in the Tsumeb State Hospital. Her case was postponed to 16 November as police investigations continue.
Police in the Oshikoto Region also reported two suicides.
On Tuesday, at Omaakuku village in Omuthiya, Joseph Sakeus (17), a grade 9 leaner at Oshifukwa Combined School, was found hanging from a tree in a neighbour''s mahangu field.
Katjiua said Sakeus, had fought with a school mate on their way home earlier in the day.
In the other case, Severus Nampinga (39) was found hanging from a tree next to his house at Okaliveva village in the Onayena area yesterday morning.
KENYA KAMBOWE