Elderly woman in the North takes own life

Elderly woman in the North takes own life

AN elderly woman at Ondangwa committed suicide on Sunday by hanging herself in her garage.

She was identified as 70-year-old Fina Martin, the Police reported this week. * Police have arrested a 21-year-old man at Otjiwarongo in connection with the rape of a 20-year-old woman.* The body of a 16-year-old girl was found floating in a pond at a village near Ondangwa on Sunday.Police have identified her as Olavi Katengela, who had been reported missing to them on Saturday.* The Police reported that the 29-year-old woman who gave birth to a baby girl in a mahangu field at Okatope on Sunday dug a hole in the ground, allegedly with the intent to bury the child.However, community members managed to get to the scene and stop her.Mother and child are both reported to be in a stable condition at the Onandjokwe State Hospital.The Police are investigating the matter.* Police have arrested a 21-year-old man at Otjiwarongo in connection with the rape of a 20-year-old woman. * The body of a 16-year-old girl was found floating in a pond at a village near Ondangwa on Sunday.Police have identified her as Olavi Katengela, who had been reported missing to them on Saturday.* The Police reported that the 29-year-old woman who gave birth to a baby girl in a mahangu field at Okatope on Sunday dug a hole in the ground, allegedly with the intent to bury the child.However, community members managed to get to the scene and stop her.Mother and child are both reported to be in a stable condition at the Onandjokwe State Hospital.The Police are investigating the matter.

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