Woman gang-raped by three men A 35-year-old woman from Aroab was gang-raped by three men this weekend, while two people were shot while attending a wedding in the Ondangwa area.According to the police it is alleged that the woman was drinking with the three men on Saturday just after midnight. The suspects allegedly locked the door of the house and took turns having sexual intercourse with the victim without her consent. The three suspects have been arrested.
In another incident on Saturday night a 16-year-old girl was allegedly threatened with a knife and raped by a 27-year-old suspect in the bushes at Kuvukiland in Tsumeb.
It is alleged that the victim was in the company of her friend when the suspect approached her wanting to talk to her.
According to the police she apparently refused and the suspect pulled her into the bushes and raped her. The suspect has been arrested.
On Friday in Ombili, Wanaheda, it is alleged that a 29-year-old man broke into the room of a 52-year-old woman and raped her. He has been arrested. Two people were shot at about 20:00 on Sunday at Olukolo Village in the Ondangwa Region while attending a wedding.
According to the police a 51-year-old woman was shot in her left leg while a 73-year-old victim was shot in the right arm with a 9mm Makarov pistol. They were both shot by a 67-year-old suspect who has been arrested.
The body of Anna Scott, 49, was discovered on Friday at about 08:00 in her house in the Kalkrand area. It is alleged that she was seriously assaulted and killed by her 53-year-old husband after an argument on 2 August at the farm Houmoed in the Kalkrand area. The suspect has been arrested and police investigations continue.
On Monday at about 00:24, four suspects were arrested after they were found in possession of four gemsbok and two springbok carcasses on the B2 road, about 10km from Swakopmund. It is alleged that the animals were poached in the Namib-Naukluft National Park.
ELLANIE SMIT