Otjiwarongo: A 39-year-old man is in critical condition in the Otjiwarongo State Hospital after he was allegedly stabbed multiple times at a bar in the Tsaraxa Aibes informal settlement Sunday night.

According to Namibia Press Agency, the Namibian Police Force's crime investigations coordinator for the Otjozondjupa Region, Deputy Commissioner Edna Nawa, reported on Monday that a case of attempted murder has been opened at the Otjiwarongo Police Station against the suspect, who is currently on the run but known to the police.

Deputy Commissioner Nawa stated that the alleged incident occurred at around 20h10 on Sunday at a bar in Tsaraxa Aibes. The victim was found in critical condition with visible deep open wounds on the chest, left arm, left leg, and right arm.

Police investigations into the incident are ongoing.