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Namibia: suspect arrested over rape and murder of two girls

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Namibian police have arrested Tjivikua Muundjua Karinambande, 18, accused of kidnapping, raping and killing Ingrid Maasdorp, 5, and Roswinds Fabianu, 6, in Okahandja. Otjozondjupa regional governor John //Khamuseb condemned the crimes as the court postponed the case until 2 March 2027 and kept the suspect in custody, reports New Era.

Namibian police arrested 18-year-old Tjivikua Muundjua Karinambande last week, suspected of raping and murdering Ingrid Maasdorp, 5, and Roswinds Fabianu, 6, in 2025. DNA traces collected at the crime scenes were linked to the suspect, according to the Namibian daily New Era.

Karinambande faces several charges, including kidnapping, rape, murder and desecration of a corpse. He was initially arrested over an alleged attempted rape of a 10-year-old girl in the same town. Otjozondjupa regional governor John //Khamuseb condemned the crimes, which the media described as “cruel”.

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