Two arrested for child rape in South

POLICE at Gibeon have arrested two men in connection with the gang rape of a 10-year-old girl in the early hours of Monday, Inspector Angula Amulungu confirmed yesterday.

Gibeon is located 60 kilometres south-west of Mariental. It is alleged that the suspects abducted the sleeping girl from her foster father’s house and assaulted and raped her in the veld near the WM Jod Primary School.One of the suspects is believed to be the son of the girl’s foster father.The girl, who was admitted to the Mariental State Hospital in a critical condition, is receiving treatment for a stab wound she sustained during the attack.She is said to have been taken through the window of the house.The two suspects are scheduled to appear in the Mariental Magistrate’s Court today.* Police at Ohangwena in the North are investigating the alleged rape of an 18-year-old woman by two men who are still at large.The incident happened at a village near Ohangwena on Friday a week ago.* A 22-year-old woman was allegedly raped on Wednesday at the New Cowboy settlement at Katima Mulilo on Wednesday last week.The suspect is still at large and the Police investigation continues.- Additional reporting: Staff Reporter, NampaIt is alleged that the suspects abducted the sleeping girl from her foster father’s house and assaulted and raped her in the veld near the WM Jod Primary School.One of the suspects is believed to be the son of the girl’s foster father.The girl, who was admitted to the Mariental State Hospital in a critical condition, is receiving treatment for a stab wound she sustained during the attack.She is said to have been taken through the window of the house.The two suspects are scheduled to appear in the Mariental Magistrate’s Court today.* Police at Ohangwena in the North are investigating the alleged rape of an 18-year-old woman by two men who are still at large.The incident happened at a village near Ohangwena on Friday a week ago.* A 22-year-old woman was allegedly raped on Wednesday at the New Cowboy settlement at Katima Mulilo on Wednesday last week.The suspect is still at large and the Police investigation continues. – Additional reporting: Staff Reporter, Nampa