Oshikoto: The police in the Oshikoto Region are investigating a case in which a man allegedly committed suicide after stabbing and injuring a woman. The incident allegedly occurred around 07h00 on Monday at Okavugu village in the Olukonda Constituency.

According to Namibia Press Agency, the Namibian Police Force's Oshikoto Regional Crime Investigations Coordinator, Deputy Commissioner Titus Ekandjo, stated that the 58-year-old deceased had a dispute with a woman at Egundjilo location on Saturday evening. He then allegedly stabbed the woman with a knife, causing serious injuries.

'It is alleged that the deceased's lifeless body was found hanging (from a tree) in a mahangu field with a rope around its neck. No suicide note was left behind,' Ekandjo said. The deceased's body was transported to the Onandjokwe State Hospital's mortuary for an autopsy to be conducted. His next of kin were informed.