Police squash rumours of organ trafficking

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The police in the Omaheke Region have called on the public to refrain from spreading misleading information about the alleged harvesting of human organs.

NAMPOL say nothing of this nature has been reported in the region to date.

Speaking at a media conference in Gobabis, Regional Unit Commander and Community Affairs Officer, Inspector Fina Sakayengenga, pointed out that community members are wrongly linking an attempted murder case in the Aminuis Constituency earlier this month to human organ harvesting.

Omaheke police investigates culpable homicide

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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.

It is alleged that Davids followed McCallum's son to her house following a fight between them earlier on Saturday evening in the Epako residential area.

He reportedly found his rival standing with his mother next to a parked car and allegedly rammed his vehicle into them.

Human skull discovered at Otjoruharu

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A human skull was discovered by a farmer at Otjoruharu in the Omaheke Region.

Omaheke Police Unit Commander for Community Affairs, Inspector Fina Sakajengenga, confirmed to nbc News that a human skull without a lower jaw and what appear to be human bones were discovered all over the area. Some old clothes and shoes suspected to be from the deceased were found in the area.

Inspector Sakajengenga said the police also found shoelaces tied to a tree. At the moment, the deceased is not known, and the residents of the area have not reported a missing person.