Pensioner raped at Omuthiya

By Hileni Nembwaya
A 66-year-old pensioner was al­legedly raped in her bedroom at Onalunike in Omuthiya district, last week.
According to Naomi Katjiua, Os­hikoto regional crime investigation coordinator said that the suspects al­legedly found the victim in her room, assaulted her and raped her.
“The suspect has not yet been ar­rested, however efforts are being made to arrest him,” said Katjiua.
In another separate incident, a grade seven pupil at Amilema Com­bined School was allegedly raped by a neighbour at her home in Amilema village on Sunday.
The victim aged 15 is believed to have been home alone while her mother was at a nearby cuca shop at the time of the incident.
The suspect has not yet been arrest­ed and investigations into the matter continue.
A case of suicide was also reported at Onepandangulo village, Oshikoto region, last week.
It is alleged that the deceased was found dead after he hanged himself with a rope on the roof of his sleep­ing room.
The deceased, was identified as Eliphas Shipanga (48).
No suicide note was left behind and a postmortem will be conducted to determine the cause of death.