Linekela Hauwanga was rushed to the Oshakati State hospital after a fellow patron at the Three Star Bottle Store at Okalongo repeatedly beat him on the head and in the face with a brick.

The suspect, a 35-year-old man, was arrested and made his first appearance in the Outapi Magistrate's Court on Monday.

* The skeletal remains of an unknown man were discovered in the desert between Henties Bay and Swakopmund on Monday.

Police at the coast believe that the skeleton is that of a young man aged between 18 and 20.

The skeleton was naked, except for a brown size-four-and-a-half velskoen on the left foot.

* A 13-year-old girl from Uukwambi fell victim to rape on Thursday night while her parents were visiting a cuca shop.

The suspect, apparently a neighbour of the family, allegedly abducted the girl from her home, took her to his homestead nearby and raped her.

Police are still looking for the suspect, who is believed to have gone into hiding.

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