Robbers assault 81-year-old man, Tsandi woman conceals birth

AN 81-year-old man from Otavi was hospitalised after he was assaulted with a tyre lever during a robbery on Saturday.

Two neatly dressed men are said to have just walked into the home of the elderly couple, armed with two tyre levers, a screwdriver and an axe. After beating the man with one of the tyre irons, the suspects reportedly tied him and his wife up and demanded the keys to their safe.They then unlocked the safe and stole N$3 000.No arrests have been made.The elderly man is being treated at the Otavi State hospital.* Moses Meson (22) died while trying to cross the road about 20 km south of Rehoboth on Thursday.He was hit by a car.Police say Meson was trying to walk to a vehicle that had stopped on the other side of the road.The accident took place on the road between Rehoboth and Kalkrand.* Police at Tsandi have laid a charge again a 27-year-old woman for alleged concealment of birth.The woman reportedly gave birth to a baby girl on January 12.She allegedly killed the infant, concealed her in plastic and hid the body in a bush.She appeared in the Okahao Magistrate’s Court on Monday.* A 39-year-old man was arrested for unlawful possession of a 7.65 mm pistol and four rounds of ammunition at Omwoongowelao village in the Ohangwena Region on Thursday.He made his first appearance in the Eenhana Magistrate’s Court on Friday.* A villager at Ombwata village in the Ohangwena Region died after being hit by a car on Friday morning.Katrina Martin (38) died on the spot.Police say they are investigating a case of culpable homicide against the driver of the car.After beating the man with one of the tyre irons, the suspects reportedly tied him and his wife up and demanded the keys to their safe.They then unlocked the safe and stole N$3 000.No arrests have been made.The elderly man is being treated at the Otavi State hospital.* Moses Meson (22) died while trying to cross the road about 20 km south of Rehoboth on Thursday.He was hit by a car.Police say Meson was trying to walk to a vehicle that had stopped on the other side of the road.The accident took place on the road between Rehoboth and Kalkrand.* Police at Tsandi have laid a charge again a 27-year-old woman for alleged concealment of birth.The woman reportedly gave birth to a baby girl on January 12.She allegedly killed the infant, concealed her in plastic and hid the body in a bush.She appeared in the Okahao Magistrate’s Court on Monday.* A 39-year-old man was arrested for unlawful possession of a 7.65 mm pistol and four rounds of ammunition at Omwoongowelao village in the Ohangwena Region on Thursday.He made his first appearance in the Eenhana Magistrate’s Court on Friday.* A villager at Ombwata village in the Ohangwena Region died after being hit by a car on Friday morning.Katrina Martin (38) died on the spot.Police say they are investigating a case of culpable homicide against the driver of the car.