Woman accused of stabbing her mother to death

AN ALLEGED act of matricide prompted the arrest of a 29-year-old woman in Windhoek this weekend.The Namibian Police’s Public Relations and Liaison Division announced on Sunday that the woman was arrested on Saturday after her 56-year-old mother, Christofina Nowases, died from a stab wound to the chest.

The suspect, who is her daughter, had allegedly stabbed her with a kitchen knife after a quarrel. The incident took place at a house in the Dolam area of Katutura at about 15h30 on Saturday.Nowases died at the scene, the Police reported.The suspect, Lourencia Nowases, appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court in Katutura yesterday.Her case was postponed to February 27 for a formal bail application to be heard.Nowases will remain in Police custody in the meantime.The incident took place at a house in the Dolam area of Katutura at about 15h30 on Saturday.Nowases died at the scene, the Police reported.The suspect, Lourencia Nowases, appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court in Katutura yesterday.Her case was postponed to February 27 for a formal bail application to be heard.Nowases will remain in Police custody in the meantime.