Staff Reporter
LOIDE and Katrina Kanyanga, one-year-old twins, burned to death in a fire that was allegedly started by their three-year-old sibling in Okankete village, Oshitayi.
According to the police, the incident happened on Friday at 15:30. The toddlers were left under the care of their 12-year-old brother while their parents were at work.
The police said that the three-year-old was allegedly playing with matches in the main bedroom, where the twins were sleeping, when he set the bed on fire, resulting in the room burning down.
The deceased bodies were taken to the Oshakati Police Mortuary for post-mortem examinations.
The next of kin have been informed and police investigations continue.
