Staff Reporter
THE Namibian police have apprehended a 26-year-old man who allegedly set his grandmother’s house in Eemboo village in Oshikango on fire while she was sleeping inside.
According to the weekend crime bulletin, the incident happened on Saturday at around midnight.
It is alleged that the suspect set his 69-year-old grandmother’s sleeping room on fire after an argument. The room and its content burnt completely but the elderly woman miraculously escaped with minor injuries.
The fire spread and burned the nearby mahangu field.
It has not been determined what the value of the destroyed property is.
The grandson, who lives with his grandmother, was arrested and a case of attempted murder, as well as arson read with the Domestic Violence Act, was opened.
Police investigation continues.
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