4-month-old twins raped, one baby dead, dad held

A FOUR-MONTH-OLD baby girl who was allegedly raped and assaulted by her father near Karibib has survived the brutal attack.

Her condition was yesterday described as stable. The little girl’s twin brother, who suffered the same fate, died of his injuries on Monday.The twins’ biological father, who is 23 years old, was arrested on Thursday and appeared in the Karibib Magistrate’s Court on Monday.His charges include two counts of rape and two counts of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm.According to Chief Inspector Sydney Philander of the Erongo Police, a murder charge will probably be added to the list after the death of the baby boy, Wilfried.Philander said the babies’ mother reported the crime to the Police at Karibib last Tuesday.According to the mother, she fled the house to look for help after a quarrel with her husband.She left the twins with him.When she returned later, she told the Police, she found both babies covered in bruises and bite marks.The little girl’s nappy was bloodstained, leading her to suspect that the child had been raped.The mother immediately took the children to the Usakos State Hospital and reported the matter to the Police.On Monday, their father’s case was postponed until July 31.He did not get bail and remains in Police custody.Philander told The Namibian that a post mortem would be performed on the little boy to shed more light on the nature of the attack that led to his death.”There are no words to explain how I feel about incidents like this,” Philander said.”It is truly heart-wrenching.”The little girl’s twin brother, who suffered the same fate, died of his injuries on Monday.The twins’ biological father, who is 23 years old, was arrested on Thursday and appeared in the Karibib Magistrate’s Court on Monday.His charges include two counts of rape and two counts of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm.According to Chief Inspector Sydney Philander of the Erongo Police, a murder charge will probably be added to the list after the death of the baby boy, Wilfried.Philander said the babies’ mother reported the crime to the Police at Karibib last Tuesday.According to the mother, she fled the house to look for help after a quarrel with her husband.She left the twins with him.When she returned later, she told the Police, she found both babies covered in bruises and bite marks.The little girl’s nappy was bloodstained, leading her to suspect that the child had been raped.The mother immediately took the children to the Usakos State Hospital and reported the matter to the Police.On Monday, their father’s case was postponed until July 31.He did not get bail and remains in Police custody.Philander told The Namibian that a post mortem would be performed on the little boy to shed more light on the nature of the attack that led to his death.”There are no words to explain how I feel about incidents like this,” Philander said.”It is truly heart-wrenching.”