RUNDU – A 52-year-old woman died after she was allegedly attacked with a panga and a spade by her son in Rundu’s Sauyemwa location on Tuesday.

The deceased was a teacher at Ndama Primary School in Rundu.

According to a police report issued by the Namibian Police Force’s (NamPol) Crime Investigations Coordinator, Deputy Commissioner Moses Simaho, the 31-year-old suspect also injured his own son on the head during the attack. The child is receiving treatment at Rundu Intermediate Hospital.

The suspect has been arrested and police investigations into the matter continue.

In an unrelated incident, three men between the ages of 21 and 36 were arrested when they presented two elephant tusks for sale to undercover officials without a permit on Monday.

The value of the tusks has not been determined yet.

-Nampa