POLICE have identified the body found in the Gammams River in Windhoek a fortnight ago as that of 35-year-old Selma Simon.
The naked body was discovered in the river near the Gammams Water Works in Wanaheda on Friday. Simon’s clothes were found lying in the riverbed.Police said at the weekend that they suspected she had been murdered, but they reported last week that the cause of death was drowning, and that no foul play was suspected.Simon’s family has been informed of her death.Simon’s clothes were found lying in the riverbed.Police said at the weekend that they suspected she had been murdered, but they reported last week that the cause of death was drowning, and that no foul play was suspected.Simon’s family has been informed of her death.
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