Staff Reporter
AN ELDERLY woman, aged 107, has committed suicide in the Oshikoto Region, becoming the oldest person to end her own life in Namibia.
According to the police’s weekend crime report, the body of the 107-year-old resident of Okakoko village in the Omuthiya policing area was discovered by a family member hanging from the roof of her sleeping room on Friday evening.
According to NamPol’s official data, the oldest recorded suicide victim in Namibia was aged 103, and the incident was recorded during the 2023/2024 financial year.
