Circumstances have taken a dramatic twist for Ookeditse Seelo who ran over his former lover with a car last month and now facing murder after Olebogeng Maifala succumbed to injuries sustained in the freak fight.
The forty-nine-year-old Tonota native, who was denied bail since his arraignment two weeks ago, learnt of his new charge on Thursday last week, during his brief mention before the Francistown Magistrate Court.
According to Prosecutor Mabalane, the 25-year-old Maifala who had sustained fractures on both pelvis bones and another fracture on her right ankle died at Nyangabgwe Referral hospital on Wednesday morning.
“Due to the change in circumstances in the state of the victim, the prosecution is preparing a new charge sheet against the accused. He is no longer charged with grievous bodily harm but murder. The victim who had been in a critical condition at Nyangabgwe hospital succumbed to injuries and passed away yesterday morning,” said Mabalane.
“The accused has been duly informed of the change in charges and circumstances. We therefore apply that the suspect be further remanded until the new charge sheet is read to him in the next court appearance,”
Seelo remains behind bars until his matter returns to court next month, when the State and his attorney will argue whether he should be granted bail or not.
Meanwhile, Maifala who also hails from Tonota will be buried over this week end in her home village.
According to particulars of the offence brought before court, Seelo a consultant geologist, on the 9th of last month allegedly ran over Olebogeng Maifala with is Toyota Rav 4 in Leloto ward, Tonota, leaving Maifala with both pelvic bones fractured and a fractured right ankle. It remains unknown, what triggered the brawl and drove Seelo to knock down his ex-lover with his motor vehicle.
