Witnesses said the husband had pointed a gun at his head and threatened to shoot himself.

The woman tried to wrest the gun from him when a shot went off.

The woman is being treated in Windhoek MediClinic * In Rehoboth, a 19-year-old man was stabbed to death in a fight on Saturday morning.

Police reports said the deceased had earlier stabbed an unidentified woman.

He then attacked a 17-year-old boy who was trying to stop the fight.

In the process, the deceased was stabbed several times and died on the spot.

The 17-year-old boy has been arrested.

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