Placido Hilukilwa
THE police in Oshakati are investigating a case of attempted murder following a physical fight in the Ompumbu informal settlement that left two young men with mutually inflicted stab wounds on Saturday evening.
According to the police, the incident began with a quarrel over a missing cellphone. A 27-year-old resident of the Onawa location was stabbed with a knife in the left thigh and also suffered a cut on his right hand. However, he managed to fight back, causing his opponent’s knife to fall to the ground. He picked up the knife and turned it on its owner, allegedly inflicting an open wound on the 30-year-old resident of Ompumbu, which stretched from the chest down to the abdomen.
The injured person is currently admitted to the intensive care unit of the Oshakati Intermediate Hospital in a serious condition.
The initial victim, who is now the suspect, has been arrested and will appear in court in due course.
