Swakopmund man dies after falling off ladder

Contributed by NAMPA.

SWAKOPMUND, 20 JAN (NAMPA) – A 72-year-old man died after he allegedly fell off a ladder while painting a building at the new industrial area in Swakopmund on Monday.
A crime report issued by the Namibian Police Force's Crime Investigations Coordinator for the Erongo Region, Deputy Commissioner Erastus Iikuyu, stated that the man, identified as George Haradoeb, was standing on top of a ladder that was hooked onto the scuffle, while one of his assistants was holding it still as he painted.
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