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Two murders and alleged rape of a girl reported in Namibia

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Namibian police are investigating several crimes reported over the weekend, including two murders and the alleged rape of a three-year-old girl in Tsumeb; the suspects mentioned in these cases have been arrested. The report also includes the disappearance of a man in Omuthiya, while the death of a man stung by bees repeats a story already published by our outlet, New Era reports.

Two murders and the alleged rape of a young girl feature in the weekend crime report in Namibia, the daily newspaper New Era reports. At Koboz farm, in the Klein-Aub district, 44-year-old Namibian Desmond Boois was allegedly stabbed with an unidentified object. The suspect fled.

In Antoni village, in the Oshikoto region, a 28-year-old Angolan man was fatally stabbed in the chest, according to the police report published by the newspaper. The suspect, also a 28-year-old Angolan national, was arrested.

The report also includes the alleged rape of a young girl. The details of this case are not established in the information reported by New Era.

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