The Namibian Police are asking the public for help in identifying a female body stored in the Windhoek Police Mortuary or to contact them if they are aware of a missing person in their area.

According to the Head of NamPol's Public Relations Division, Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi, an unknown female was bumped by a car nearly two months ago on Sam Nujoma Drive near Otjomuise.

The unidentified woman is estimated to be between 17 and 25 years old.

Deputy Commissioner Shikwambi says no positive identification has been done to date.

Lawyer Norman Tjombe has requested the Inspector General of the Namibian Police, Joseph Shikongo, to investigate possible inappropriate conduct by members of his force.

Tjombe informed the Inspector General that police officers stationed at Matriental are attempting to persuade the parents of murdered Hendrina Mupolo to drop a civil case against Johan Meyer.

Johan Meyer stands accused of running over 9-year-old Hendrina Mupolo in May, after she, together with her mother and others, allegedly went to harvest beans at Meyer’s plot.

The Bank of Namibia (BoN) and the Namibian Police (NamPol) have, in a joint statement, cautioned members of the public to be vigilant against counterfeit banknotes.

The two institutions' reaction comes after two Namibian citizens and a Rwandan national were found using fake banknotes at the Central Shops in Katutura, Windhoek, and were subsequently arrested through an intelligence operation.

Law enforcement officials also confiscated all equipment used to produce the fake notes.

The suspects have appeared in court and are remanded in police custody.

Crime in Windhoek continues to rise as the Namibian Police recorded five incidences of robbery and one robbery with aggravating circumstances over the past weekend.

A 52-year-old Namibian male was robbed by unknown suspects in Khomasdal's Mercedes Street.

According to the Namibian Police, four unidentified male suspects allegedly threatened the victim with a firearm and knives before robbing him of his property. 

The suspects took N$1, 200.00 in cash and a wallet containing personal documents. 

A 55-year-old Namibian female died after a tragic electrocution incident in Rehoboth, Hardap Region.

The Namibian police reported that Ingrid Laetitia De Klerk was bathing and suddenly started screaming for help, after which her children found their mother lying unconscious in the bathtub, said the police.

De Klerk was declared dead by the paramedics at the scene. 

Electricians from the Rehoboth Town Council tested a certain voltage of electricity in the water as well as the taps of the bathtub.