The Hardap police reported that an inmate being held of their custody was bitten by a snake that slithered into their cells unnoticed on Saturday on the Maltahohe police station at about 01h33.
“It is alleged that the victim, a 44-year-old trial-awaiting inmate, was bitten on the lower left arm by a black-necked cobra. It is unknown how the snake entered the police cells, and the victim was first transported to the Mariental State Hospital and later transferred to the Katutura State Hospital in a stable condition,’’ the Namibian Police said in their weekly crime report.
The snake was killed, and police investigations continue.
A drowning incident was reported to the police at Seeis in the Khomas region, which allegedly happened on Friday at 13h00 at the Otjivero Namwater Dam at Omitara. “It is alleged that 12-year-old Namibian Rodney Kenamuntjo drowned while swimming in the dam with others. His body was recovered by members of the Namibian Police Reserve Force at about 18h20,” the police famous. The subsequent of kin have been knowledgeable, and
police investigations proceed.
In the meantime, at round 15h00 at Engela laShikondongolo village within the Ohangwena area on Friday, a 42-year-old man inflicted a number of wounds and deep cuts on the physique of his nine-year-old daughter. It’s alleged that the suspect reduce the lady on her head and physique with a panga. The incident occurred throughout
the night when the daddy of the
sufferer got here home from the native cucashops, and discovered that about
9 eggs had been eaten by the sufferer. He thus reacted by allegedly slicing the sufferer with the panga. She was taken to the Eenhana District Hospital,
and is described to be in a steady situation. The person was arrested.
