Staff Reporter
THE police in the Omusati Region are investigating a case of murder, domestic violence, and defeating and/or obstructing the course of justice after a 10-year-old boy allegedly caused the death of a two-year-old girl, removed the body from the crime scene, and dumped it in the bushes to conceal the crime.
The incident occurred in Akaonde village in the Onesi constituency on Saturday evening.
According to the police, the suspect used an unknown object to cause the death of the victim, then took the lifeless body from the scene and dumped it in the bushes before hiding in a mahangu field.
It is alleged that four children, aged between 2 and 10, were left in the house while their guardians or parents went to the shebeens around 16:00. When they returned at approximately 20:00, they found only two children in the house. A 7-year-old girl then broke the sad news.
The police said that the suspect has not been arrested and that the services of a social worker will be utilized in the case.
