A 17-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide by drinking poison at Mayara village in the Kavango East Region on Wednesday.
The Namibian Police Force’s Crime Investigations Coordinator for Kavango East, Deputy Commissioner Bonifatius Kanyetu, told Nampa on Thursday the deceased has been identified as Muwara Mutengo.
The incident occurred around 18h00.
Kanyetu said Mutengo’s body was discovered at her homestead by relatives, who alerted the police.
According to the deputy commissioner a suicide note was found at the scene, but the contents of the note could not be disclosed as police investigations had not yet been carried out.
Mutengo’s body was transported to the Andara Catholic Hospital’s mortuary.
Source: The Namibian Press Agency