On Wednesday at about 18h00 at Othimbika village Eengodi area a 29-year-old man allegedly raped a five-year-old girl. It is alleged that the victim was walking with her grandmother to a neighbour's house, when the grandmother asked her to go back home. While on the way home, the suspect met the victim, picked her up and carried her to his room where he allegedly raped her. The victim's father was looking for her and tracked down her footprints where it stopped and followed the ones of the suspect until he entered the suspect's room and rescued her. The father reported the incident to the police and the suspect was arrested and appeared in the Ondangwa Magistrate's Court. Investigation in this matter continues.