Rape, murder and robberies continue

A YOUNG woman from Arandis has laid charges against a 29-year-old man there, after she was allegedly raped and assaulted by the suspect on Saturday night.

The 18-year-old woman said that she was first assaulted with a broomstick before being raped. The suspect has been arrested.* At Omaruru, a man was arrested over the weekend for the alleged rape of a 20-year-old woman at Ozondje township.He had allegedly threatened to cut her with a knife.The suspect has been arrested.* At Rehoboth, Police are investigating the murder and rape of a 36-year-old woman.Her body was discovered in Block A, and Police have not yet identified a suspect.* A baby, estimated by Police to be around six months old, was found in a dustbin in Katutura on Monday.The boy was wrapped in a plastic bag but was still alive.The discovery was made at the corner of Clemence Kapuuo and Exodus streets in Katurura.Police are trying to trace his parents.* The BPC shebeen in Katutura was robbed of a jukebox on Saturday morning, when three suspects entered the bar and held the bartender hostage.The value of the jukebox is estimated at N$59 000.The suspects are still at large.* A 21-year-old woman from Ongandjera was arrested earlier this month and charged with murder and concealment of birth.She allegedly killed her baby shortly after giving birth.*A two-month-old baby suffocated at a village in Outapi on Sunday, after her mother apparently rolled onto her in bed.Police have not laid charges against the mother.* A 30-year-old man from a village in Uukwambi is said to have hanged himself in his bedroom on Saturday.*Two men who broke into a house at Uukwambi on Saturday night have been arrested.The suspects, Naftal Shaanika (27) and Nakundenya Dias (17), allegedly used a screwdriver to force the door open and stole N$14 500 in cash, clothing and a bicycle.The suspect has been arrested.* At Omaruru, a man was arrested over the weekend for the alleged rape of a 20-year-old woman at Ozondje township.He had allegedly threatened to cut her with a knife.The suspect has been arrested.* At Rehoboth, Police are investigating the murder and rape of a 36-year-old woman.Her body was discovered in Block A, and Police have not yet identified a suspect.* A baby, estimated by Police to be around six months old, was found in a dustbin in Katutura on Monday.The boy was wrapped in a plastic bag but was still alive.The discovery was made at the corner of Clemence Kapuuo and Exodus streets in Katurura.Police are trying to trace his parents.* The BPC shebeen in Katutura was robbed of a jukebox on Saturday morning, when three suspects entered the bar and held the bartender hostage.The value of the jukebox is estimated at N$59 000.The suspects are still at large.* A 21-year-old woman from Ongandjera was arrested earlier this month and charged with murder and concealment of birth.She allegedly killed her baby shortly after giving birth.*A two-month-old baby suffocated at a village in Outapi on Sunday, after her mother apparently rolled onto her in bed.Police have not laid charges against the mother.* A 30-year-old man from a village in Uukwambi is said to have hanged himself in his bedroom on Saturday.*Two men who broke into a house at Uukwambi on Saturday night have been arrested.The suspects, Naftal Shaanika (27) and Nakundenya Dias (17), allegedly used a screwdriver to force the door open and stole N$14 500 in cash, clothing and a bicycle.