Villager (39) found dead in Uukwaluudhi

DANIEL Iipinge (39), a villager from Onkwishi in the Uukwaluudhi district, was found dead in the bush last Saturday morning a week ago.

Police say Iipinge appeared to have been on his way home from a nearby cuca shop when he died. The cause of death is still being investigated.* A one-and-a-half-month-old child burnt to death at Ongandjera on Sunday when a candle set fire to the room she was sleeping in.The child, Ndapandula Petrus, was burnt beyond recognition, Police said.* A 17-year-old boy from the Oshifo village in Ruacana is alleged to have hanged himself with a wire from a tree last Saturday.The deceased was identified as Immanuel Hifikepunye Sakaria.The deceased were identified as 32-year-old Chika Charles Challi and 25-year-old Nyambe Given Simasiku..* A 28-year-old man from a village in Ohangwena, Nundilo David, allegedly hanged himself with a rope from a tree last Friday.The cause of death is still being investigated.* A one-and-a-half-month-old child burnt to death at Ongandjera on Sunday when a candle set fire to the room she was sleeping in.The child, Ndapandula Petrus, was burnt beyond recognition, Police said.* A 17-year-old boy from the Oshifo village in Ruacana is alleged to have hanged himself with a wire from a tree last Saturday.The deceased was identified as Immanuel Hifikepunye Sakaria.The deceased were identified as 32-year-old Chika Charles Challi and 25-year-old Nyambe Given Simasiku..* A 28-year-old man from a village in Ohangwena, Nundilo David, allegedly hanged himself with a rope from a tree last Friday.

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