Farm worker dies from gunshot wound near Mariental

Contributed by NAMPA.

REHOBOTH, 24 MAY (NAMPA) – A case of murder was opened at the Mariental Police Station on Tuesday after a man was killed after a shot went off accidentally at Farm |Orab near Mariental.
The Namibian Police Force’s Crime Investigations Coordinator for the Hardap Region, Deputy Commissioner Eric Clay confirmed to Nampa on Wednesday that the incident occurred around 17h00.
“It is alleged that a shot accidentally went off from a 22 rifle while the suspect was cleaning the rifle and it fatally struc ...