Maria David
POLICE in Hardap are investigating a case of murder after a 51-year-old man was fatally assaulted with a wooden plank.
The deceased has been identified as William John Titus. According to a police weekend report issued on Sunday, the incident occurred near Jane Store block B in Rehoboth.
A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the matter. The police said, “It is alleged that the deceased was badly assaulted with a wooden plank on the head after a heated argument with the suspect, and the deceased died on the scene.”
The lifeless body of the deceased was discovered by a member of the Namibian police patrol team, lying with a smashed head next to the tarred road. The murder weapon, a wooden plank, was later recovered.
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