The 32-year-old man arrested on a stock theft charge who allegedly committed suicide in the Otavi Police holding cells Saturday morning, was on Monday identified by his relatives.

Namibian Police Force (NamPol) crime investigations coordinator in the Otjozondjupa Region, Deputy Commissioner Edna Nawa in an interview with Nampa said the deceased was identified as Hiyana Luwa.

Nawa said Luwa was arrested on Friday at 16h00 and allegedly hanged himself with a piece of blanket from the police holding cell.

‘His body was found at about 04h30 on Saturday morning by some members of NamPol at Otavi,’ said Nawa.

The deceased was arrested after meat from a stolen cow was found in his possession, she added.

No suicide note was found, and no foul play is suspected.

In a separate incident at Otjiwarongo, a 30-year-old woman who succumbed to a single stab wound on Sunday morning after she was attacked by thieves who demanded her cellphone in the Heroes Park residential area, was also identified on Monday as Uarotua K
angombe.

Kangombe was allegedly attacked on one of the three-way gravel road stops of the residential area at about 05h30 on Sunday. She died at 07h00 in the Otjiwarongo State Hospital, added Nawa.

A medical doctor who attended to her at the hospital discovered a deep wound in the left side of her armpit, said the police officer.

Preliminary police investigations indicate that residents of Heroes Park heard the woman screaming for help.

A few minutes later she was seen lying on the ground and members of the community alerted the hospital, Nawa said.

The suspects in the matter are still unknown, she added.

Police investigations in the two matters continue.

Source: The Namibia News Agency