Maria David
THE partly decomposed body of 47-year-old Penelao Ndokosho was found being fed on by dogs at Onaanda village in the Elim Constituency of the Omusati region.
According to crime investigation coordinator Deputy Commissioner Moses Simaho, the body was discovered on Sunday around 11:00 with parts missing as dogs were on it.
“The deceased was staying alone in the house while the husband was at work in Walvis Bay at the time of the incident,” he said.
Simaho stated that the husband became worried when his wife’s phone went unanswered for several days.
On 30 April, the husband alerted the police and a search was done.
“The deceased’s neighbours traced her footprints to where her lifeless body was discovered hanging from a Mopani tree in a neighbour’s field,” Simaho said.
He said the woman had attempted to commit suicide on previous occasions.
