A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her 42-year-old stepfather at Gcamade in the Kavango West Region between August and November 2023.

The weekend crime report issued by the Namibian Police Force on Sunday said the suspect allegedly had sexual intercourse with the minor victim on numerous occasions under coercive circumstances.

The suspect has been arrested and police investigations continue.

The police also reported that a 31-year-old woman was on Saturday allegedly raped by two suspects who dragged her into bushes next to houses at the Dairy compound in Katima Mulilo.

The suspects allegedly grabbed the victim while she was walking around 03h00 and had sexual intercourse with her without her consent.

One of the suspects has been arrested and is said to be a 21-year-old man, while the other suspect is still not traced. The arrested suspect will make his first appearance at the Katima Mulilo Magistrate’s Court on Monday, the report read.

Police investigations continue.

In a separate incident, a m
an was on Friday robbed of his vehicle at Havana in Windhoek.

It is alleged that between 03h00 and 04h00 in Katutura, the complainant woke up and heard his car being driven out of his yard and when he tried to open the door to his house, found that it had been secured from the outside.

The silver Toyota Corolla was recovered in the Ongos farm area a few hours later, the report read.

‘The car was handed over to the rightful owner, no arrest has been made and police investigations continue,’ the report said.

Source: The Namibian Press Agency