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Solar panels worth N$250 000 stolen

Solar panels worth N$250 000 stolen

TWELVE 48-volt solar panels worth about N$250 000 were stolen at a solar station near Spitzkoppe last week.

According to Erongo Police spokesperson Sergeant Julia Nujoma, the suspects broke into the station by cutting a fence. No suspects have been arrested.In another incident, the body of Wilho Ngoloti (36) was found in a ditch along a gravel road in the dune area between Swakopmund and Walvis Bay on Friday.According to Nujoma, it is suspected that Ngoloti was electrocuted while trying to steal copper wire.He was a resident of Swakopmund.* Police in Windhoek report that a 30-year-old woman died in the Keetmanshoop State Hospital on Saturday after apparently overdosing on prescription pills.* A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by three men at Rosh Pinah in the South on Sunday.No suspects had been arrested by yesterday.* Three men were arrested over the weekend in connection with a recent theft at the First Grocer Market at Outapi.The suspects, aged 21, 25 and 27, allegedly stole about N$56 000 from the shop.Upon their arrest, only N$334 was recovered.No suspects have been arrested.In another incident, the body of Wilho Ngoloti (36) was found in a ditch along a gravel road in the dune area between Swakopmund and Walvis Bay on Friday.According to Nujoma, it is suspected that Ngoloti was electrocuted while trying to steal copper wire.He was a resident of Swakopmund.* Police in Windhoek report that a 30-year-old woman died in the Keetmanshoop State Hospital on Saturday after apparently overdosing on prescription pills.* A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by three men at Rosh Pinah in the South on Sunday.No suspects had been arrested by yesterday.* Three men were arrested over the weekend in connection with a recent theft at the First Grocer Market at Outapi.The suspects, aged 21, 25 and 27, allegedly stole about N$56 000 from the shop.Upon their arrest, only N$334 was recovered.

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