Pregnant woman survives shooting KENYA KAMBOWE and JANA-MARI SMITHA tragedy struck the Okanjengendi informal settlement area in Oshakati where a jealous ex-boyfriend shot his ex-lover, who was expecting the child of another man, before taking his own life.
According to Police Commissioner Rauha Amwele, the man, who was not identified, went to the house of 32-year-old Cecilia Kalongo, an employee at Ongwediva Built It.
Amwele said the man shot Kalongo in the left arm and the abdomen before shooting himself in her bathroom.
An ambulance arrived and Kalongo was taken to the Oshakati Intermediate Hospital, where the baby was delivered. Mother and baby are both in a stable condition.
In another incident, the Oshikoto police arrested an 18-year-old man for allegedly raping a 42-year-old woman at Oikunino village.
The suspect is to appear before the Tsumeb Magistrate’s Court today.
In another rape case reported in the Oshikoto Region, a 14-year-old boy allegedly raped a six-year-old girl at Oniiwa village on her way to school on Friday morning. The suspect is a grade 4 learner and attends the same school as the victim.
Police this weekend said it is alleged the 14-year-old was sitting under a tree when he spotted the young child passing by. She was on her way to school.
He then attacked her, police say.
The six-year-old victim was taken to a local hospital for a medical check-up. The suspect is currently under supervision of his parents at home and is expected to appear before the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court today.
NamPol spokesperson Kauna Shikwambi yesterday said a case of human trafficking and common assault was opened against a woman from Omahenene village in the Kunene Region. She is also facing charges under the Education and Labour Act.
It is alleged the woman had taken a 12-year-old girl from a village and forced her to work as a domestic worker in her home since September this year.
A member of the public informed the police after becoming aware of the situation. The victim told police that she was assaulted on numerous occasions by the suspect. The girl had no documents with her, and police are yet to determine her nationality.
She was removed from the house and taken to a children shelter in Walvis Bay. No arrests have been made.
In another case related to a child, police yesterday said that Kaenda village in the Zambezi Region was rocked by tragedy after a father shot his 11-year-old son, killing him instantly.
The boy, a Zambian national, was killed with a shotgun owned by his father’s employer.
Following the shooting, the father ran into the bush and committed suicide by shooting himself with the same shotgun.
The father was employed as a cattle herder. The motives for the murder and suicide are unknown at this stage. Next of kin have yet to be informed.