Maria David
TWO siblings, aged four, were allegedly found dead in a trunk believed to have accidentally shut itself at Okatope village in the Okankolo Constituency.
The deceased were identified as Angula Magnes Simaneka and Angula Salom Panduleni.
Oshikoto Regional Commander Commissioner Teopolina Kalompo-Nashikaku said the incident occurred on Sunday evening.
Kalompo-Nashikaku said that it is alleged that the two deceased twins’ brothers were left home alone by the mother during the early hours of Sunday.
“It is further alleged that the mother went for a visit to a family house in the same village and joined the people there to go and collect wild fruits (eembeke) in the forest,” she said.
She added that upon the mother’s return, she found the deceased lying dead in a trunk in the sleeping room.
Kalompo-Nashikaku indicated that the trunk was covered, which seems the cover closed itself but was not locked.
The deceased bodies were taken to Onandjokwe State Hospital.
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