Staff Reporter
A 17-YEAR-OLD boy from the Kavango West Region may face a hefty prison sentence after he allegedly shot a man dead whilst playing with a firearm.
Inspector Raimbert Muronga of the Namibian Police shared that the murder incident happened on Wednesday, 12 April, between 13:00 and 14:00 at Cause village on the late Hompa Daniel Sitentu’s farm, Kavango West Region.
The victim was identified as an adult man simply known as Boto.
Muronga reported that the suspect shot the deceased person with a shotgun on the right arm and it went through to the right ribs and got stuck there. The victim died 80 metres away from the scene of the crime.
“It is further alleged that the suspect was playing with a gun, pointing it to other people and someone accidentally pushed the barrel away from his direction while the suspect’s finger was on the trigger. In the process, a shot went off and hit the deceased. The next of kin is informed. The police are conducting investigations in the matter,” Muronga said.
