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Inmate allegedly commits suicide at Walvis Bay

Contributed by NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 25 JAN (NAMPA) - An inmate allegedly committed suicide at the Walvis Bay Correctional Facility on Sunday.
According to the Namibian Police Force’s (NamPol) weekend serious crimes report, the lifeless body of a 19-year-old male was discovered hanging on a metal object in the cell. The deceased was serving a sentence for a housebreaking and theft conviction.
The incident allegedly occurred whilst other inmates were asleep. No suicide note was found. His next of kin have not yet been info ...

 

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