The Keetmanshoop Regional Court has sentenced 24-year-old Flora Van Kent to 10 years’ imprisonment for stabbing to death a nineteen-month old baby.
Van Kent, a mother of two, inflicted two stab wounds to the baby girl, causing her death.
Housebreaking and robbery topped crime reports across Namibia over the weekend.
Several housebreaking cases with intent to steal occurred in Mariental, Ongwediva, Henties Bay, and Bunya in Kavango West.
Over the weekend, the police have responded to a series of events ranging from drug-related to violent crimes and fatal road crashes.
Drug-related crimes were the most recorded offenses.
The town of Rehoboth has come under scrutiny for drug use following the arrest of five individuals on drug-related charges.
Among those arrested are Naomi Fisch and her boyfriend, Steven Schneiders.
The community of Paie Kamp, located in the Epako area of Gobabis, is in a state of shock today following the murder of a mother and her daughter, allegedly committed by a 13-year-old suspect.
Forty-six Zambian and 36 Namibian nationals have been arrested on Wednesday in Katima Mulilo's Cowboy location for smuggling timber into the country.
Katima Mulilo Police Station Commander Charles Mayumbelo said the consignment of timber was discovered during the police inspection.
The Head of the Oshana Police Crime Investigation, Fredrik Ndjadila, has confirmed that the testicles of Salom Nikanor were indeed cut off and burnt.
Nikanor's body was discovered on 4 January by a community member in shallow water at a pan east of the Oluno Correctional Facility in Ondangwa.
A Zambian national was arrested after a police stakeout in Katima Mulilo's NHE Location when he and three more suspects were found breaking into a house on Saturday.
It is reported that the suspects broke into a house at the NHE location on Saturday and stole items valued at N$12,500.
A 34-year-old Otjiwarongo resident, Mathew Tauxab, has been denied bail following his arrest in connection with the death of his 25-year-old girlfriend, Risaria Unibes, at their home in DRC location on Friday.
The mother of one of the accused in the Rehoboth drug case, Shirley Beukes (62), says she wants her son to remain in custody.
Beukes told NBC News her son, Menschel Beukes (33), has repeatedly caused her hardship.
