Litany of rapes continues

A WOMAN died in the Okahao District Hospital after allegedly drinking car battery acid, the Police reported this week.

Sylvia Shangingwa (38) is believed to have drunk the substance at Ikokola village in the Uukwaluudhi area on Monday. She died on arrival at hospital.* A 19-year-old disabled woman was raped in the Rundu area on Sunday night.The 55-year-old suspect Shiimbi Abimelka Hango was arrested on Tuesday and appeared in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.* An 18-year-old youth has been arrested at Aroab for the rape of a four- year-old girl.He allegedly raped her at Williesputs last week.* Police at Tseiblaagte are investigating the rape of an 18-year-old woman on Friday.A 27-year-old man has been arrested.* At farm Ludwighawen in the Tsumeb area, an 18-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man, aged 48, on Saturday.The suspect has still not been arrested.* At Keetmanshoop, a 16-year-old girl was raped in a field near the Mina S Primary School, the Police reported.* The Police have re-arrested two youths who escaped from the Keetmanshoop Prison on Thursday.The pair were found at Trans Kalahari on Monday.She died on arrival at hospital.* A 19-year-old disabled woman was raped in the Rundu area on Sunday night.The 55-year-old suspect Shiimbi Abimelka Hango was arrested on Tuesday and appeared in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.* An 18-year-old youth has been arrested at Aroab for the rape of a four- year-old girl.He allegedly raped her at Williesputs last week.* Police at Tseiblaagte are investigating the rape of an 18-year-old woman on Friday.A 27-year-old man has been arrested.* At farm Ludwighawen in the Tsumeb area, an 18-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man, aged 48, on Saturday.The suspect has still not been arrested.* At Keetmanshoop, a 16-year-old girl was raped in a field near the Mina S Primary School, the Police reported.* The Police have re-arrested two youths who escaped from the Keetmanshoop Prison on Thursday.The pair were found at Trans Kalahari on Monday.