Staff Reporter
A 4-YEAR-OLD boy burned to death and two others drowned in separate incidents over the past weekend.
According to the weekend crime bulletin, Megameno Jonas (4) reportedly died on Friday at around 08:00 when the hut he was sleeping in by himself caught fire and burned down.
The incident happened in the Ombugu Village in the Omusati region.
According to the police, the grandmother heard the child screaming and saw smoke coming from the hut.
In another incident, also on Friday, ten-year-old Paulo Simon Tulonga drowned in Otjiwarongo at around 16:00 after he reportedly slipped into the deep side of a pond.
The accident happened at the water pond behind Acacia Park where he was swimming with other children.
On Saturday at around 14:30, Imene Johannes Ndatitangi (6) drowned in a water pan where he was swimming with three other boys.
The incident happened at the Onambahu village in the Onyaanya area of the Oshikoto region.
The next of kin of all deceased were informed and police investigation continues.
TRAGEDY: Three young boys were killed in separate accidents. File photo for illustrative purposes.
