Man Burned Beyond Recognition in Rosh Pinah Shack Fire with Investigation Underway

A man, whose age is yet to be determined, was reportedly burned beyond recognition in a shack fire at Rosh Pinah in the ||Kharas Region. According to Deputy Commissioner Nikodemus Mbango, the Namibian Police Force crime investigations coordinator for the ||Kharas region, the deceased individual has been identified as Mutaleni Werner, and his next of kin have been notified of his death. The fire occurred on Monday morning between 1 and 2am in the Tutungeni residential area of the mining town, and the cause of the fire remains unknown. The deceased’s body will be taken to Keetmanshoop hospital for an autopsy.