Armed robbers strike on outskirts of city

A COUPLE living at Brakwater outside Windhoek yesterday became the latest victims of an armed hold-up when they were robbed of goods with a combined value of N$290 000.

Police reported yesterday that a number of men broke into Phillip Ford and his wife’s home just after midnight. One suspect held a gun to Ford’s head, and the group demanded the keys to the couple’s safe.The two were forced to lie on the ground and cover themselves with a blanket while the robbers stole three computers, a .22 revolver, a shotgun, a white Frontier station wagon, a gold Kia sedan car and some jewellery.No arrests have been made yet.* A 36-year-old man from a village in the Ongandjera area in the North this weekend survived a brutal panga attack.Japhet Shikongo is in a critical condition in the Okahao District Hospital.A 45-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the attack, which left Shikongo with cuts all over his body.* A 39-year-old man from Outapi has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly shot another man in the head during a quarrel at a village in the Ombalantu area on Sunday.The suspect appeared in court on Monday.One suspect held a gun to Ford’s head, and the group demanded the keys to the couple’s safe.The two were forced to lie on the ground and cover themselves with a blanket while the robbers stole three computers, a .22 revolver, a shotgun, a white Frontier station wagon, a gold Kia sedan car and some jewellery.No arrests have been made yet.* A 36-year-old man from a village in the Ongandjera area in the North this weekend survived a brutal panga attack.Japhet Shikongo is in a critical condition in the Okahao District Hospital.A 45-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the attack, which left Shikongo with cuts all over his body.* A 39-year-old man from Outapi has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly shot another man in the head during a quarrel at a village in the Ombalantu area on Sunday.The suspect appeared in court on Monday.