A QUARREL over a jackpot payout resulted in the death of a 24-year-old man at Walvis Bay on Friday.
The incident happened at the Desert Inn Club in Narravile, when a man pulled out a gun and fired a shot at the pavement. The bullet apparently ricocheted and hit the deceased in the chest.He died on the spot.Police have not yet arrested the suspect.* A 41-year-old woman and her one-year-old baby died on Friday after they were hit by a bakkie on the Trans-Kalahari Highway.The Police report that the two had been crossing the road.The woman died on the spot, while her daughter died in hospital.Police are still investigating the matter.No arrest has been made.* A 63-year-old man from Katima Mulilo was trampled by an elephant on Friday night.The body of Masilani Josephat Liquo was discovered by fellow villagers in the bush near Sabelo village.* A 22-year-old Outapi resident, Nestor Namibinga, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself with a rope in his bedroom on Saturday morning.The bullet apparently ricocheted and hit the deceased in the chest.He died on the spot.Police have not yet arrested the suspect.* A 41-year-old woman and her one-year-old baby died on Friday after they were hit by a bakkie on the Trans-Kalahari Highway.The Police report that the two had been crossing the road.The woman died on the spot, while her daughter died in hospital.Police are still investigating the matter.No arrest has been made.* A 63-year-old man from Katima Mulilo was trampled by an elephant on Friday night.The body of Masilani Josephat Liquo was discovered by fellow villagers in the bush near Sabelo village.* A 22-year-old Outapi resident, Nestor Namibinga, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself with a rope in his bedroom on Saturday morning.
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