Teenage girl charged with rape

THE Oshakati Magistrate’s Court played host to an unusual case on Monday, when a 16-year-old girl was charged with rape and assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm.

The suspect allegedly raped a nine-year-old boy at Oshikwiyu village on Thursday. She also allegedly poured hot water onto the boy’s private parts when he insisted on telling his parents, the Police reported yesterday.* An armed robbery was reported at the farm Lemputz in the Kalkfeld District on Saturday.The Police say five men beat up a man and locked him up in the toilet while they made off with their loot.The five suspects apparently broke into the house through a window before holding the victim at gunpoint and beating him up.According to the victim, the suspects then forced him to surrender the keys to his safe and robbed him of a 9mm pistol, a Nokia cellphone, his driver’s licence, identity card, a box of .22 ammunition, a box of 9mm ammunition and N$3 000 in cash.The men then deflated the tyres of a bakkie and a car parked in front of the house before running away.* A 19-year-old woman was admitted to the Luederitz State Hospital on Sunday morning after she was shot in the shoulder with a 9mm firearm.Police have confirmed that the suspect has been arrested.* A 33-year-old woman collapsed and died while crushing mahangu at Oshalembe village in the Ohangwena Region on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Fransina Akwenye.* A 30-year-old villager from Ohangwena allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself on Sunday.The deceased, who was found hanging from a tree at Okakwa village, was identified as Simon Sakaria.* Damage of around N$21 660 was incurred during a fire that broke out at the Epuwa Evangelical Lutheran Church hostel in the Khorixas district last Wednesday.The fire destroyed the ceilings of the storeroom and kitchen.It is suspected that an electric short-circuit was the cause of the blaze.* Ten head of cattle valued at N$25 000 were stolen from the Okatukuta Cattle Post near Outapi on Sunday.No arrest or recovery has yet been made.She also allegedly poured hot water onto the boy’s private parts when he insisted on telling his parents, the Police reported yesterday.* An armed robbery was reported at the farm Lemputz in the Kalkfeld District on Saturday.The Police say five men beat up a man and locked him up in the toilet while they made off with their loot.The five suspects apparently broke into the house through a window before holding the victim at gunpoint and beating him up.According to the victim, the suspects then forced him to surrender the keys to his safe and robbed him of a 9mm pistol, a Nokia cellphone, his driver’s licence, identity card, a box of .22 ammunition, a box of 9mm ammunition and N$3 000 in cash.The men then deflated the tyres of a bakkie and a car parked in front of the house before running away.* A 19-year-old woman was admitted to the Luederitz State Hospital on Sunday morning after she was shot in the shoulder with a 9mm firearm.Police have confirmed that the suspect has been arrested.* A 33-year-old woman collapsed and died while crushing mahangu at Oshalembe village in the Ohangwena Region on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Fransina Akwenye.* A 30-year-old villager from Ohangwena allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself on Sunday.The deceased, who was found hanging from a tree at Okakwa village, was identified as Simon Sakaria.* Damage of around N$21 660 was incurred during a fire that broke out at the Epuwa Evangelical Lutheran Church hostel in the Khorixas district last Wednesday.The fire destroyed the ceilings of the storeroom and kitchen.It is suspected that an electric short-circuit was the cause of the blaze.* Ten head of cattle valued at N$25 000 were stolen from the Okatukuta Cattle Post near Outapi on Sunday.No arrest or recovery has yet been made.