Zorena Jantze
AN 80-YEAR-OLD woman, who was gathering firewood in the bush at Omainda village in the Omuthiya area, met an awful fate after she was raped and murdered by an unknown man.
According to Chief Inspector Elifas Kuwinga of the Namibian Police, the incident happened on Wednesday, 7 December 2022, and was witnessed by the deceased’s four-year-old granddaughter.
It is alleged that the suspect attacked the pensioner with a panga and raped her while she was cutting trees (camel thorn trees) with a panga in the bush, a few meters from her house.
As a result, the victim died on the spot.
Kuwinga said that the deceased was found in a pool of blood after the police was informed by one of the deceased’s granddaughters.
Three cut wounds were observed on the woman’s head, and she also had a swollen face.
The suspect is unknown. According to the granddaughter who witnessed the incident, a male person attacked the deceased with a panga and fled the scene.
No arrest have been made and the victims next of kin have been informed.
Police investigations into the matter continue.
