…. while in Sehitwa two men have been apprehend for murder
Police in Maun are investigating a case in which man is suspected to have murdered his girlfriend in cold blood at her place in Sedie before taking his own life by hanging the rafters of his house in Sanyedi ward on Tuesday.
Maun Police Station Commander, Superintendent Joseph Lepodise has revealed that they received the report on that fateful morning that a 40-year-old woman was found lying unconscious in a pool of blood at her yard at Sedie ward in Maun.
Lepodise said the incident was reported by the deceased woman’s who found her inside the house lying in a pool of blood with stab wounds on her head.
Police immediately set off to the scene, where they rushed the deceased to Letsholathebe II Memorial Hospital where she was certified dead.
Superintendent Lepodise said their investigations led them to the deceased’s boyfriend’s house in Sanyedi ward where they found him hanging from the roof rafters. He reportedly used a rope to claim his own life. The 43year old man was also taken to the hospital where he was certified dead. The bodies of the two are currently lying at the hospital morgue awaiting post mortem.
In separate incident, Sehithwa Police Station Commander Superintendent Molly Lebala Moduke said they have remanded two men in custody who are suspects in the murder case of a 59-year-old man of Bodibeng village. Moduke said that the incident took place between the night of the 31st of March and the early hours of April 1st in Bodibeng.
She said the two suspects are brothers, aged 31 and 34, also from Bodibeng village. They are said to have had an altercation with the deceased at a drinking spot.
Moduke revealed that the deceased was found with a big bulge on his head, while bleeding from his mouth. Although investigations are still ongoing, the police boss said the suspects are alleged to have used a brick or a big stone to hit the deceased on his head. The 59-year-old’s body is currently lying at the hospital morgue awaiting post mortem.
