A 25-year-old man, Mandela Afrikaner Mbaunguraiye, allegedly set his girlfriend's shack on fire, resulting in the deaths of the woman, their two children, and himself at Karibib.

The Erongo Police have confirmed the incident, which happened on Sunday morning.

It is alleged that the girlfriend, 23-year-old Josephine Nauses, reported Mbaunguraiye at the police station for domestic violence on Saturday and that she wanted him removed from her home.

According to the police, they attended to the matter, and it was resolved that Mbaunguraiye remove his belongings, and after a warning, he allegedly promised not to return there.

The promise was, however, not honoured because Mbaunguraiye allegedly returned on Sunday at around 05:00 and later, at 06:00, broke into the shack and started the fire.

Nauses' sister, who heard the commotion, ran to the burning shack, and when she opened the door, she saw the two children screaming on the bed while Mbaunguraiye was holding her sister, pushing her into the corner and stopping her from escaping the fire. 

The children that died in the fire are 7-year-old Regina and her sister, 3-year-old Loide Nauses.

Mbaunguraiye fathered the younger sibling.

Police investigations continue.