A VILLAGER from the Oshana Region was arrested for allegedly having sex with a horse on Sunday morning and has been charged with bestiality.
Police at Okatope said yesterday that they received a call from an Omuntele village councillor at around 09h00 that morning, requesting them to come and pick up the 19-year-old man. The Police investigation continues.* A 22-year-old woman who allegedly tried to bury her baby alive immediately after giving birth was arrested at Eendobe village in Ohangwena two weeks ago.The woman allegedly gave birth to the child in the bushes, after which she buried the child in the ground.A number of children who claim to have seen the alleged incident reported it to a village elder, Police said yesterday.Mother and child were taken to the Okongo hospital, and both have since been moved to the Oshakati State Hospital for treatment.Both are reported to be in stable condition.* One infant died and another was severely burnt on Sunday when their hut at a village near Opuwo caught fire.The children, from Okavare village, were apparently playing with matches, Police say.Kyariri Nguejueta (20 months old) died on the spot, while two-year-old Tualikuja Katira is being treated at the Opuwo State hospital.Katira was severely burnt, Police reported, and is in a critical condition.* N$2 300 and two hunting rifles were stolen from the Intu Africa lodge at Mariental between Sunday night and Monday morning.The Police investigation continues.* A 22-year-old woman who allegedly tried to bury her baby alive immediately after giving birth was arrested at Eendobe village in Ohangwena two weeks ago.The woman allegedly gave birth to the child in the bushes, after which she buried the child in the ground.A number of children who claim to have seen the alleged incident reported it to a village elder, Police said yesterday.Mother and child were taken to the Okongo hospital, and both have since been moved to the Oshakati State Hospital for treatment.Both are reported to be in stable condition.* One infant died and another was severely burnt on Sunday when their hut at a village near Opuwo caught fire.The children, from Okavare village, were apparently playing with matches, Police say.Kyariri Nguejueta (20 months old) died on the spot, while two-year-old Tualikuja Katira is being treated at the Opuwo State hospital.Katira was severely burnt, Police reported, and is in a critical condition.* N$2 300 and two hunting rifles were stolen from the Intu Africa lodge at Mariental between Sunday night and Monday morning.
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