Namibia has been experiencing some yet to be "scientifically explained" killing of others which some people refer to as "Passion-killing". Altough various people could have different explanations, passion killing was linked to killings related to love-affairs or love-related matters.
Passion killing has therefore in most cases involved two people of the opposite sex who have been or might have been in an intimte relationship. These partners appear to have serious disagreements which one partner seems not able to solve or unable to live with and resorts to violence, killing his partner and at times also committing suicide. That is is generally how some have been describing "passion killing". Other people do not want thes types of killings to be referred to as "passion" killing and question if indeed there was passion if the partner kills the other and even commit suice and therefore would rather prefer to just call such barbaric acts as gender violence.Call it whatever name, that fact is, this monster is real in Namibia and continues to haunt all. Whenever a week passes without hearing the issue related passion killing, a person feels happy that, at least someone might have heard the message that ending another person's life or your own life in this way is not a solution.
Latest passion killing or at least killing of that nature - happened less than 24 hours ago:
As I post this blog, Namibia is grappling with the news of a 24 year old lady whose head was cut off allegedly by a fellow 24 year old male Namibian. Since the news has just reached the nation, and since the author is coming from a journalistic background which demands some issues to be taken into consideration when treating a story of this nature, she is not going to detail the victims identity due to the sensitivity involved at the moment and the fact that all concerned family members and friends are yet to be fully informed. Infact that are already two images of firstly the murder scene and that of the alleged perpertrator being circulated on the web, especially on facebook. But for due to the same reasons and the fact that the murder scene photo is in bad taste and could shock family members who are yet to learn about this case given the fact that this medium can have a wide reach, the author prefers not to post those pictures in this content. But, menesiana blog viewers/followers will be updated in due course.This case happened in Oshakati, in the northern part of Namibia.
Cases of this nature have been recorded country-wide. In the Capital City Windhoek, an acquintance of another young Namibian was reported to have gone tovisit her at lunch time - and the two ended up in their vehicle which was parked somewhere on the lady's work premises. When the lady did not return to her desk in her office after lunch, fellow employees were shocked to find her dead in the passanger's sit while the male friend who killed her also committed suicide by shooting himself.
This so called passion killing at times also involves third parties, at times innocent ones who hardly knew anything about the relationships. At Walvis Bay, located at the West Coast of Namibia, a male friend of a female who seemed to have had agreements with her - seemed to have kept an eye on her movements, and one day while she was in her house, the man shot and killed the children who was in the house although the bulletin might have been aimed at the woman.
Another case involved a male, whose female partner was found in a car with another male person. This particular male friend killed his female friend (who was in the car with another friend), proceeded to kill the male friend who was in the car with the lady. And when the perpetrator was put in a prison cell, he committed suicide. Again, passion related riddles that are facing our nation.
There have been a number of them really----some years back - a person who is still in jail and reported to been requesting for parole was alleged to have killed his female partner in their house in Swakopmund also at the western coast of Namibia killed his wife, chopped her body into small pieces, three some in the Atlantic Ocean and hid some in his attic at home. Again, issues of relationship nature were among others contributors of the final action.
Some years back in the north, a male cut off the toes and fingers of the female partner, again becauseof arguments that stemmed from relationship trouble. The victim in this case survived, but one can only thank God as some sharp objects including what is called a panga in Namibia were used.
Although I am not going to refer to statistics of such case, I would like to highlight tht this monster, this passion killing is real and is terrorizing families mainly of the victims although the perpetrators families are equally devasted by this behaviour.
While the actual cause of such killings is yet to be revealed, speculations of for instance women including young ladies having been supported probably while pursuing their education and others taken care of their monthly bills and bought items featured during some analysis. Some of the females for instance from the one suicide note allegations appeared to have consumed high amounts of money through support from the male friends, but seemed to want to get out relationship once they see that they are no longer interested in the same male friend or were able to stand on their feet. But, some quarters of the society questioned as to how much was too much money spent on a particular person to warrant her death and even for the perpertrator of this fatal violence to end his own life? They questioned why they could not for instance take up the matter with the law enforcement agencies and rather have it resolved without taking someone's life. But, another school of thought is again saying women need to stop taking financial and material support from their partners to avoid such problems, which others also dispute. Others like one of my facebook friends say, those writing and question about why passion killing is happening will never find out the real issues driving those involved to do so unless they were in their shoes, claiming that - once that dark cloud overwhelms a person, it is difficult to think twice. While debates on this matter can continue in an effort to find a solution, there is need for an immediate solution to this problem - to come up with an influential message that can save another passion killing tomorrow.
The author of this blog has on several occassions posted messages on face book encouraging especially her young friends on that platform not to resort to violence when face with seemly difficult situations that look impossible to solve. She has encouraged them to trust someone and share their concern with them in an effort to find a solution.
She is again reiterating and encouraging anyone who might be facing tough times because of any situation that "your disappointment today, your problem today is not bigger than your life. There is hope after your disappointment". Many of us including many parents and elders went through so many "untold suffering", but they braved such torture - and believed that they could start a new life. Do not kill your partner or your former partner or her children or relatives or even friends because you are about to be ditched/dumped. There are other opportunities out there - other more beautiful hearts that might just make your life forever. Save her life today and save your own live too. Away with passition killing thoughts, away with murder and inability to know that you can be better in life still without that partner you have learnt to know. You can work again and gather the resources you might have spent on her. Also remember that that is another mother and father's child - would you want your own daughter slaughtered one day - would you want her head chopped off today - like an animal? Why do you want to be known for that barbaric act?
As of now, change your mindset, change your attitude - experience real love - not the coated love- lined with passion tragedy. Namibian, especially young ones, who are mostly my target audience when it comes to issues of this nature and my advice - pause, think and take a stand now - that whatever problem you might have, you will rather brave it - and carry any type of shame - that could come with it, as long as you know that apart from change which is inevitable, "nothing is perment"...and that "time heals"... and you can start a new life at anytime ......Promise me that - you will join me in the fight against what is referred to as passion-killing - through efforts to change potential perpertrators' hearts and minds -- through writings such as this one.
Now I feel better that I shared this information, and I strongly hope that one or two audiences or followers of the menesiana blog will make a difference - in other people's lifes - starting right now.
Compiled by Menesia Muinjo
Passion killing has therefore in most cases involved two people of the opposite sex who have been or might have been in an intimte relationship. These partners appear to have serious disagreements which one partner seems not able to solve or unable to live with and resorts to violence, killing his partner and at times also committing suicide. That is is generally how some have been describing "passion killing". Other people do not want thes types of killings to be referred to as "passion" killing and question if indeed there was passion if the partner kills the other and even commit suice and therefore would rather prefer to just call such barbaric acts as gender violence.Call it whatever name, that fact is, this monster is real in Namibia and continues to haunt all. Whenever a week passes without hearing the issue related passion killing, a person feels happy that, at least someone might have heard the message that ending another person's life or your own life in this way is not a solution.
Latest passion killing or at least killing of that nature - happened less than 24 hours ago:
As I post this blog, Namibia is grappling with the news of a 24 year old lady whose head was cut off allegedly by a fellow 24 year old male Namibian. Since the news has just reached the nation, and since the author is coming from a journalistic background which demands some issues to be taken into consideration when treating a story of this nature, she is not going to detail the victims identity due to the sensitivity involved at the moment and the fact that all concerned family members and friends are yet to be fully informed. Infact that are already two images of firstly the murder scene and that of the alleged perpertrator being circulated on the web, especially on facebook. But for due to the same reasons and the fact that the murder scene photo is in bad taste and could shock family members who are yet to learn about this case given the fact that this medium can have a wide reach, the author prefers not to post those pictures in this content. But, menesiana blog viewers/followers will be updated in due course.This case happened in Oshakati, in the northern part of Namibia.
Cases of this nature have been recorded country-wide. In the Capital City Windhoek, an acquintance of another young Namibian was reported to have gone tovisit her at lunch time - and the two ended up in their vehicle which was parked somewhere on the lady's work premises. When the lady did not return to her desk in her office after lunch, fellow employees were shocked to find her dead in the passanger's sit while the male friend who killed her also committed suicide by shooting himself.
This so called passion killing at times also involves third parties, at times innocent ones who hardly knew anything about the relationships. At Walvis Bay, located at the West Coast of Namibia, a male friend of a female who seemed to have had agreements with her - seemed to have kept an eye on her movements, and one day while she was in her house, the man shot and killed the children who was in the house although the bulletin might have been aimed at the woman.
Another case involved a male, whose female partner was found in a car with another male person. This particular male friend killed his female friend (who was in the car with another friend), proceeded to kill the male friend who was in the car with the lady. And when the perpetrator was put in a prison cell, he committed suicide. Again, passion related riddles that are facing our nation.
There have been a number of them really----some years back - a person who is still in jail and reported to been requesting for parole was alleged to have killed his female partner in their house in Swakopmund also at the western coast of Namibia killed his wife, chopped her body into small pieces, three some in the Atlantic Ocean and hid some in his attic at home. Again, issues of relationship nature were among others contributors of the final action.
Some years back in the north, a male cut off the toes and fingers of the female partner, again becauseof arguments that stemmed from relationship trouble. The victim in this case survived, but one can only thank God as some sharp objects including what is called a panga in Namibia were used.
Although I am not going to refer to statistics of such case, I would like to highlight tht this monster, this passion killing is real and is terrorizing families mainly of the victims although the perpetrators families are equally devasted by this behaviour.
While the actual cause of such killings is yet to be revealed, speculations of for instance women including young ladies having been supported probably while pursuing their education and others taken care of their monthly bills and bought items featured during some analysis. Some of the females for instance from the one suicide note allegations appeared to have consumed high amounts of money through support from the male friends, but seemed to want to get out relationship once they see that they are no longer interested in the same male friend or were able to stand on their feet. But, some quarters of the society questioned as to how much was too much money spent on a particular person to warrant her death and even for the perpertrator of this fatal violence to end his own life? They questioned why they could not for instance take up the matter with the law enforcement agencies and rather have it resolved without taking someone's life. But, another school of thought is again saying women need to stop taking financial and material support from their partners to avoid such problems, which others also dispute. Others like one of my facebook friends say, those writing and question about why passion killing is happening will never find out the real issues driving those involved to do so unless they were in their shoes, claiming that - once that dark cloud overwhelms a person, it is difficult to think twice. While debates on this matter can continue in an effort to find a solution, there is need for an immediate solution to this problem - to come up with an influential message that can save another passion killing tomorrow.
The author of this blog has on several occassions posted messages on face book encouraging especially her young friends on that platform not to resort to violence when face with seemly difficult situations that look impossible to solve. She has encouraged them to trust someone and share their concern with them in an effort to find a solution.
She is again reiterating and encouraging anyone who might be facing tough times because of any situation that "your disappointment today, your problem today is not bigger than your life. There is hope after your disappointment". Many of us including many parents and elders went through so many "untold suffering", but they braved such torture - and believed that they could start a new life. Do not kill your partner or your former partner or her children or relatives or even friends because you are about to be ditched/dumped. There are other opportunities out there - other more beautiful hearts that might just make your life forever. Save her life today and save your own live too. Away with passition killing thoughts, away with murder and inability to know that you can be better in life still without that partner you have learnt to know. You can work again and gather the resources you might have spent on her. Also remember that that is another mother and father's child - would you want your own daughter slaughtered one day - would you want her head chopped off today - like an animal? Why do you want to be known for that barbaric act?
As of now, change your mindset, change your attitude - experience real love - not the coated love- lined with passion tragedy. Namibian, especially young ones, who are mostly my target audience when it comes to issues of this nature and my advice - pause, think and take a stand now - that whatever problem you might have, you will rather brave it - and carry any type of shame - that could come with it, as long as you know that apart from change which is inevitable, "nothing is perment"...and that "time heals"... and you can start a new life at anytime ......Promise me that - you will join me in the fight against what is referred to as passion-killing - through efforts to change potential perpertrators' hearts and minds -- through writings such as this one.
Now I feel better that I shared this information, and I strongly hope that one or two audiences or followers of the menesiana blog will make a difference - in other people's lifes - starting right now.
Compiled by Menesia Muinjo
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