Minor allegedly raped by father in the Oshikoto region

A GIRL (14) was allegedly raped by her father (44) in the Oshikoto region’s Onyaanya constituency on Tuesday.

Namibian Police Regional crime investigations coordinator deputy commissioner Titus Ekandjo says a case of rape has been opened against the suspect.
Ekandjo says the suspect called his daughter to his bedroom at around 20h00 when the rape allegedly occurred. The suspect was allegedly caught in the act by a family member, who notified the police.
He has been arrested and will appear in the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court on Friday. Police investigations continue.
Ekandjo also reports that a boy (16) was electrocuted after he climbed an electricity pole at Omuthiya in the Oshikoto region on Wednesday.
The incident occurred at around 14h30 and the deceased has been identified as being from Owenda village in Angola.
“He was a cattle herder and was attending to livestock in an open pasture when he climbed an electricity pole and was electrocuted,” Ekandjo says.
The boy died instantly, he adds.
“Another cattle herder in the vicinity reported hearing the sound of an electric discharge. Upon investigating, he discovered the body hanging from the pole, and he ran to the police station to report the incident,” the deputy commissioner says.
Officials from the Northern Regional Electricity Distributor were called to the scene to safely remove the body, which was taken to the Omuthiya police mortuary for an autopsy.