Two arrested for sodomy

THE Police at Ondangwa have arrested a 64-year-old man and a 17-year-old youth on separate charges of rape.

Police spokesman Constable Jason Matheus says the 17-year-old, whose name may not be published, was arrested on Monday after the parents of two boys, nine and 11 years old, reported that the boys had been sodomised several times between May and September. When he was arrested, the suspect gave the Police information that led to the arrest of Loth Namawe (64) from Onamungundo village near Ondangwa.Namawe had allegedly sodomised the younger suspect in the past.Both men have been charged with rape.They appeared in the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday but were not asked to plead and the case was postponed to November 27.The 17-year-old was released on warning, while Namawe was granted bail of N$1 000.When he was arrested, the suspect gave the Police information that led to the arrest of Loth Namawe (64) from Onamungundo village near Ondangwa.Namawe had allegedly sodomised the younger suspect in the past.Both men have been charged with rape.They appeared in the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday but were not asked to plead and the case was postponed to November 27.The 17-year-old was released on warning, while Namawe was granted bail of N$1 000.