Staff Reporter
THE Namibian Police in the Omusati Region have arrested a 32-year-old woman who is suspected of having murdered her three-year-old stepdaughter.
The incident occurred in Ohalumbele village, Onesi Constituency, at around 07:50 on Friday.
It is alleged that the suspect entered the house where the victim was staying and went straight into the room where the child was sleeping, took her to a place in the mahangu field where she strangled her to death before dumping the body behind nearby bushes.
The child was fathered by the suspect’s lover with another woman.
The arrested suspect is expected to appear in court on Monday on charges of murder and defeating or obstructing the course of justice.
