Missing Grade 5 pupil found dead at Rehoboth
An 11-year-old Grade 5 pupil has been found dead in a Rehoboth riverbed after he did not return home from school on Friday. The boy’s body was discovered by girls herding goats at the Oanob River bridge at Rehoboth early during Saturday afternoon, according to the Namibian Police. The boy has been identified asGerphardt Doeseb. […] The post Missing Grade 5 pupil found dead at Rehoboth appeared first on The Namibian .
An 11-year-old Grade 5 pupil has been found dead in a Rehoboth riverbed after he did not return home from school on Friday.
The boy’s body was discovered by girls herding goats at the Oanob River bridge at Rehoboth early during Saturday afternoon, according to the Namibian Police.
The boy has been identified as
Gerphardt Doeseb.
Police spokesperson deputy commissioner Kauna Shikwambi said the boy had reportedly not returned home from school on Friday and was reported missing the following day.
“Bruises were observed on his body and his next of kin were informed,” Shikwambi said.
The police have classified the incident as murder and said investigations are continuing.
The post Missing Grade 5 pupil found dead at Rehoboth appeared first on The Namibian.
Follow the story
About this article
- Length
- 125 words · 1 min read
- Published
- September 14, 2026
- Byline
- Puyeipawa Nakashole
- Source
- The Namibian