Rundu residents arrest child rape suspect

A 35-year old alleged rapist was apprehended and jailed with the help of community members at Rundu on Saturday afternoon.

Police report that the suspect allegedly raped an 11-year old girl in the bush near Club Serious in the town’s Magarangandja area. Members of the public are said to have found out about the alleged incident and together apprehended the suspect.They took him to the Rundu Police station, where a formal complaint of rape was laid against him.* Police in Windhoek are trying to trace a man who, on Monday, tried to break into a vehicle in the Suiderhof area.The suspect apparently entered the backyard of a residence at Steinbok street, after which the owner of the vehicle spotted him.Police report that the alleged thief apparently threw stones at the owner of the car, upon which the latter shot him.The injured man managed to escape, and by the time Police arrived on the scene, they found only bloodstains, they say.* A taxi driver from Katutura was robbed of his car, a Nokia cellphone and a pair of sandals on Friday after two men, one armed with a gun and the other with a knife, attacked him.The victim apparently gave the suspects a lift to the Single Quarters.He was robbed near the destination at around 23h45.The car was recovered at the soccer field opposite the Katutura magistrate’s court later.The windscreen and rear glass were both smashed, while all the car’s tyres, including the spare wheel, had been removed.Members of the public are said to have found out about the alleged incident and together apprehended the suspect.They took him to the Rundu Police station, where a formal complaint of rape was laid against him.* Police in Windhoek are trying to trace a man who, on Monday, tried to break into a vehicle in the Suiderhof area.The suspect apparently entered the backyard of a residence at Steinbok street, after which the owner of the vehicle spotted him.Police report that the alleged thief apparently threw stones at the owner of the car, upon which the latter shot him.The injured man managed to escape, and by the time Police arrived on the scene, they found only bloodstains, they say.* A taxi driver from Katutura was robbed of his car, a Nokia cellphone and a pair of sandals on Friday after two men, one armed with a gun and the other with a knife, attacked him.The victim apparently gave the suspects a lift to the Single Quarters.He was robbed near the destination at around 23h45.The car was recovered at the soccer field opposite the Katutura magistrate’s court later.The windscreen and rear glass were both smashed, while all the car’s tyres, including the spare wheel, had been removed.