The police have recorded six murders and culpable homicide cases, two attempted murder cases, and one assault case over the weekend.
The statistics are contained in the police weekend crime report.
A case of culpable homicide and reckless driving has been registered at the Rundu police station.
The incident occurred last night at around 19:30 in the Sauyemwa area near the Hilka Park location on the Rundu-Nkurenkuru main road in the Kavango East Region.
Frances Shaahama, Road Accident, Kavango West, Culpable Homicide, Namibia Traffic, Teen Fatality
A 15-year-old boy died on Wednesday morning after he was bumped while walking on the B10 road near Dudu Village in Kavango West.
The police at Karasburg are investigating a case of culpable homicide following the death of a 17-year-old boy injured during a football match.
The deceased has been identified as Bradley Waterboer, a Grade 9 learner at Lordsville Secondary School. Waterboer's next of kin are aware of his death.
A 23-year-old Gobabis resident, Denzil Davids, appeared in the Gobabis Magistrate's Court, charged with the murder of Yolande McCallum, the mother of a man with whom he previously fought.
Davids was denied bail, and his case was postponed to February 12, 2024.
The police in the Zambezi Region are investigating a case of culpable homicide in which a Zambian national was allegedly run over by a government car belonging to the Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism near Kanono Village.
Robberies, theft, murder, suicide, culpable homicide, and possession of harmful substances were crimes reported by the Police this past weekend.
Three deaths by suicide were recorded, the first being Mashadia Marques, a resident of Windhoek's Dorado Valley.
The Namibian Police Force has urged the public to be patient and allow for thorough investigations into the culpable homicide case involving the Inspector General, Lieutenant General Joseph Shikongo.
