83 year old man commits suicide

AN 83-year old man commited suicide at a village near Okahao, in the North, on Wednesday.

Family members found Shiimi Amadhila hanging from a maroela tree in a mahangu field at Onandjila village at around 16h00. He had last been seen at around 05h00.* Abraham Lazarus Tuhafeni (25) burned to death inside his hut on Wednesday, in Onakankuzi village near Okatope, in the Oshana Region.* One man died in a motor vehicle accident near Onhuno village in the Ohangwena Region on Tuesday.Police reported yesterday that Erastus Hango Haapanda (32), who was driving the ill-fated Toyota Venture that overturned, was killed.Four passengers were seriously injured while five sustained slight injuries.All the survivors were admitted to the Oshakati State hospital.* A 22-year old Ohangwena Region resident was arrested on arson charges on Sunday night, after he apparently set fire to a friend’s hut.The incident happened at Okamebe village.The value of the items lost in the blaze, including the hut, was estimated at around N$5 000.The suspect made his first court appearance in the Oshakati Magistrate’s court on Tuesday.He had last been seen at around 05h00.* Abraham Lazarus Tuhafeni (25) burned to death inside his hut on Wednesday, in Onakankuzi village near Okatope, in the Oshana Region.* One man died in a motor vehicle accident near Onhuno village in the Ohangwena Region on Tuesday.Police reported yesterday that Erastus Hango Haapanda (32), who was driving the ill-fated Toyota Venture that overturned, was killed.Four passengers were seriously injured while five sustained slight injuries.All the survivors were admitted to the Oshakati State hospital.* A 22-year old Ohangwena Region resident was arrested on arson charges on Sunday night, after he apparently set fire to a friend’s hut.The incident happened at Okamebe village.The value of the items lost in the blaze, including the hut, was estimated at around N$5 000.The suspect made his first court appearance in the Oshakati Magistrate’s court on Tuesday.

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