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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6687 TUESDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2017 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net
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Namwater buys land
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Smash and grabbers Person savagely beaten caught red-handed and left in the desert Erwin Leuschner
The police have issued a stern warning to taxi drivers assisting criminals. Specifically supporting criminals who target tourists on the B2 coastal road between Walvis Bay and Swakopmund as well as at Dune 7. This comes after three suspects were arrested red-handed after targeting a stationery tourist vehicle on the B2.
“to die�
Erwin Leuschner
A man, suspected to be in his early 40s, was savagely beaten and "left to die" in the desert in the vicinity of Henties Bay road. The unidentified man was found yesterday morning by members of the police who are still stumped about what exactly transpired.
Tourists and visitors unfamiliar with local conditions often park their vehicles close to the B2 and go for long walks to take pictures. It is then when criminals strike, as the victims are too far from their vehicles and must helplessly look on as their valuables are stolen. "You face arrest," threatened Deputy Commissioner Erastus Iikuyu,
Reliable sources revealed to namib times yesterday that an unknown person phoned the police early in the morning and informed the members about the person lying in the desert. Initially a state ambulance was sent out, but medics could not find the person. A short while thereafter members of the police discovered the person lying in the desert. The person was described as semi-conscious, but was unable to speak.
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