Two stabbed dead at Mariental shebeen

TWO people were stabbed to death in front of a Mariental shebeen this past weekend.

At around 22h50 on Friday, 32-year-old Paul Jacobs was stabbed in the neck at the Corner Shop in Aimablaagte. He had apparently been involved in a fight with the suspect, who was then arrested.Jacobs died on the scene.Less than three hours later, a second stabbing was reported from the same shebeen, when 19-year-old Charles Awaseb was stabbed in the neck and head.He died after being admitted to hospital, the Police reported.A 21-year-old suspect has been arrested.*An attempted break-in at St George’s College in Windhoek ended with the shooting of a Proforce security guard on Saturday evening.The guard, 24-year-old Barry Chardon, had gone to investigate an alarm that had sounded at the school when he was shot in the right shoulder.The suspect managed to get away, and is still at large.Chardon was admitted to the Roman Catholic hospital, and is reportedly in a stable condition.Police are investigating a case of attempted murder.* A 21-year-old man was arrested at Okatope in the Oshana Region on Saturday after stabbing to death 19-year-old Petrus Johannes.He was stabbed in the neck with a bottle, and died on the scene.He had apparently been involved in a fight with the suspect, who was then arrested.Jacobs died on the scene.Less than three hours later, a second stabbing was reported from the same shebeen, when 19-year-old Charles Awaseb was stabbed in the neck and head.He died after being admitted to hospital, the Police reported.A 21-year-old suspect has been arrested.*An attempted break-in at St George’s College in Windhoek ended with the shooting of a Proforce security guard on Saturday evening.The guard, 24-year-old Barry Chardon, had gone to investigate an alarm that had sounded at the school when he was shot in the right shoulder.The suspect managed to get away, and is still at large.Chardon was admitted to the Roman Catholic hospital, and is reportedly in a stable condition.Police are investigating a case of attempted murder. * A 21-year-old man was arrested at Okatope in the Oshana Region on Saturday after stabbing to death 19-year-old Petrus Johannes.He was stabbed in the neck with a bottle, and died on the scene.