{"id":401979,"date":"2026-10-06T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=401979"},"modified":"2026-10-06T17:17:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T15:17:03","slug":"three-men-arrested-for-attempted-kidnapping-of-minors-in-swakopmund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=401979","title":{"rendered":"Three men arrested for attempted kidnapping of minors in Swakopmund"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">THREE men, aged 25, 26 and 27, are expected to appear in court in Swakopmund for allegedly trying to kidnap two minor boys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Senior Inspector Judith Shomongula of the Erongo police, the incident happened on Saturday, 3 October 2026, at around 09:00 in DRC location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is alleged that the suspects attempted to kidnap the complainant&#8217;s son and nephew by forcing them into their car without their consent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The victims are 12- and 13-year-old Namibian males.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is further alleged that, whilst the boys were walking on their way to buy fish on a Saturday morning, a car stopped next to them and three masked men jumped out and grabbed them to throw them in the car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sources further allege that the boys could see a tied-up kid in the back of the car before they escaped.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter THREE men, aged 25, 26 and 27, are expected to appear in court in Swakopmund for allegedly trying to kidnap two minor boys. 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