By: Staff Writer
Yet another woman succumbed to gunshot wounds inflicted by her boyfriend in the Oshana region.
Selma Lilongeni Tangitate Ruben (26) died in Onandjokwe State Hospital on Saturday morning.
Ruben was shot on the stomach, abdomen and right arm.
On Friday, Ruben was shot three times by her boyfriend 41-year-old, Onesmus Hafeni Kalipi from Otjiwarongo.
Kalipi also shot himself with a 9mm Makarov pistol in the head and died on the spot.
Oshana police report says the incident occurred at King Street at Shinime Shiivula in Ondangwa.
Ruben was a Warden at Oluno Rehabilitation Centre.
Oshana region is one of the regions with a high rate of GBV that usually results in deaths.
Governor Elia Irimari said GBV was a significant concern in the region. Irimari said this when he delivered his state of the region address mid this year.
The governor said women and girls continued to live in fear in the Oshana region.
The region recorded 150 GBV cases from January to May this year and about 28 cases of rape.
“This is very disappointing to our nation. We should not tolerate any form of violence against women and children in an independent country,” Irimari said.
In 2019, the police said the Oshana region was second in GBV cases after Khomas.
The Oshana region had 569 GBV cases while Khomas had 2 531, Ohangwena (533), Hardap (502) and Omusati (336).
