Namibia: Policeman Shoots Lover, Then Self

1 September 2011

A MEMBER of the Namibian Police at Opuwo in the Kunene Region, Warrant Officer Andreas Haraeb (42) shot and killed his girlfriend Josephina Rwiishi (23) before he turned the gun to himself and committed suicide on Monday morning.

According to Deputy Commissioner Petrus Shigwedha, Warrant Officer Haraeb, armed with an AK 47 arrived at Ocuvelai China Shop where Rwiishi was working and shot her several times before he shot himself in the head. Both died on the spot, inside the shop.

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