Skeleton found on farm in Omaheke

HUMAN remains were found at a farm in the Omaheke Region last week.

Police reported yesterday that a human skull and a number of bones were discovered under a tree at the farm Protem. Blue overalls and two black jackets were also found nearby in the bushes.The deceased has not yet been identified.* An Omaruru resident was arrested on Tuesday night after he allegedly set fire to his girlfriend’s corrugated-iron shack.The 28-year-old man had apparently been arguing with the woman.The two-room shack at the Hakahana Single Quarters was destroyed with all her belongings inside.* A four-year-old girl lost her life on Monday morning when a 16-year-old boy smashed into her while attempting to drive a Toyota bakkie at a village in Ohangwena.The incident happened at Ohalushu village, and the girl was identified as Emilia Heelu Kukusha.* The decomposed body of a man was found in the Orange River on Sunday.Police reported that the deceased was identified as 32-year-old Paul Mostert.The cause of his death is still under investigation.* Police are searching for a man who raped an 11-year-old girl at Emono village near Oshakati on Sunday.* Police at Rundu have discovered the body of an unidentified woman near Sipande village.The deceased is presumed to be between 25 and 30 years of age.Police have indicated that the woman appears to have been raped before she was murdered.No one has yet been arrested in connection with the case, but Police have opened a case of murder and rape.* A Windhoek resident, 46-year-old George Phillip Smit, allegedly shot himself with a revolver on Tuesday afternoon.He died on the scene.The incident took place behind the Turf Club in the capital.* A 27-year-old Windhoek resident was pursued by City Police officers on Tuesday after he allegedly ran over a 31-year-old woman on the Monte Cristo road in Katutura and tried to flee.He was chased by the Police until he eventually smashed into a shebeen, where he was arrested and charged with a hit-and-run case.His victim was seriously injured, Police report, and has been admitted to the Katutura State Hospital.* A burning candle apparently ended the life of 34-year-old Abraham Picilo Goaseb on Wednesday morning, when his room at Groot Aub caught fire.All the property in the house was destroyed, and Goaseb died on the scene.Blue overalls and two black jackets were also found nearby in the bushes.The deceased has not yet been identified.* An Omaruru resident was arrested on Tuesday night after he allegedly set fire to his girlfriend’s corrugated-iron shack.The 28-year-old man had apparently been arguing with the woman.The two-room shack at the Hakahana Single Quarters was destroyed with all her belongings inside.* A four-year-old girl lost her life on Monday morning when a 16-year-old boy smashed into her while attempting to drive a Toyota bakkie at a village in Ohangwena.The incident happened at Ohalushu village, and the girl was identified as Emilia Heelu Kukusha.* The decomposed body of a man was found in the Orange River on Sunday.Police reported that the deceased was identified as 32-year-old Paul Mostert.The cause of his death is still under investigation.* Police are searching for a man who raped an 11-year-old girl at Emono village near Oshakati on Sunday.* Police at Rundu have discovered the body of an unidentified woman near Sipande village.The deceased is presumed to be between 25 and 30 years of age.Police have indicated that the woman appears to have been raped before she was murdered.No one has yet been arrested in connection with the case, but Police have opened a case of murder and rape.* A Windhoek resident, 46-year-old George Phillip Smit, allegedly shot himself with a revolver on Tuesday afternoon.He died on the scene.The incident took place behind the Turf Club in the capital.* A 27-year-old Windhoek resident was pursued by City Police officers on Tuesday after he allegedly ran over a 31-year-old woman on the Monte Cristo road in Katutura and tried to flee.He was chased by the Police until he eventually smashed into a shebeen, where he was arrested and charged with a hit-and-run case.His victim was seriously injured, Police report, and has been admitted to the Katutura State Hospital.* A burning candle apparently ended the life of 34-year-old Abraham Picilo Goaseb on Wednesday morning, when his room at Groot Aub caught fire.All the property in the house was destroyed, and Goaseb died on the scene.