Three rapes reported to Police

A 10-YEAR-OLD boy and two young women, aged 20 and 19, are among the latest alleged victims in rape cases reported to the Namibian Police since Thursday last week.

A gang rape at the Tony Rust Race Track west of Windhoek was reported just before the weekend, while the Police at Keetmanshoop are investigating a charge of rape after a 10-year-old boy was allegedly sodomised at a sports field at the town on Saturday, the Police’s Public Relations and Liaison Division announced yesterday. At about 21h00 on Thursday, two young women, aged 20 and 19, stopped a taxi with the intention to be taken to Otjomuise, it was reported.They were instead taken to the Tony Rust Race Track, where they were raped by four men, according to a Police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Kauna Shikwambi.By yesterday, no one had been arrested in connection with the incident, according to Shikwambi.Also on Thursday evening, a 35-year-old woman was allegedly raped by her husband in Katutura, Shikwambi announced.The woman and her husband are claimed to be separated and in the process of divorcing, she stated.The suspect had not been arrested by yesterday.Two alleged rapes were reported at Keetmanshoop over the weekend and on Friday.At about 02h00 on Friday, a 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by an adult man in the veld near Keetmanshoop’s Tseiblaagte area, the Police announced.The suspect had not been arrested by yesterday, it was stated.On Saturday at about 17h00, a 10-year-old boy was allegedly dragged off to Tseiblaagte’s J Stephanus Stadium where he was raped anally by an unknown man, Shikwambi reported.By yesterday no one had been arrested in connection with this incident.At about 21h00 on Thursday, two young women, aged 20 and 19, stopped a taxi with the intention to be taken to Otjomuise, it was reported.They were instead taken to the Tony Rust Race Track, where they were raped by four men, according to a Police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Kauna Shikwambi.By yesterday, no one had been arrested in connection with the incident, according to Shikwambi.Also on Thursday evening, a 35-year-old woman was allegedly raped by her husband in Katutura, Shikwambi announced.The woman and her husband are claimed to be separated and in the process of divorcing, she stated.The suspect had not been arrested by yesterday.Two alleged rapes were reported at Keetmanshoop over the weekend and on Friday.At about 02h00 on Friday, a 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by an adult man in the veld near Keetmanshoop’s Tseiblaagte area, the Police announced.The suspect had not been arrested by yesterday, it was stated.On Saturday at about 17h00, a 10-year-old boy was allegedly dragged off to Tseiblaagte’s J Stephanus Stadium where he was raped anally by an unknown man, Shikwambi reported.By yesterday no one had been arrested in connection with this incident.