Three men charged for the murder of a 39-year-old Boseja-Kubung man have been remanded in custody by the Maun Magistrate’s Court.
The accused person, Obateng Obateng (40), Goitseone Lerux (22), and Kemodisa Garenne (32) all from Borolong ward in Maun charged with a single count of murder were arraigned before Magistrate Chandapiwa Molefi on Thursday.
The accused are said to have jointly and in concert murdered Thulaganyo Kebonyemodisa on the 4th of April.
The trio is said to have beaten the deceased who then succumbed to the wounds and they later took his body and dumped it in Maun’s old mall. The deceased was found lying motionless behind some shops at the mall.
Court ordered for the three suspects to be remanded in custody until their next appearance for status update on the 29th of April 2025.
Meanwhile, Magistrate Molefi has also ordered for the remand of Kelemogile Kebasemetswe of Somelo village, accused of murdering a certain, Kelethogile Mokhutshwane last week Thurday.
The accused person was arraigned this past Thursday charged for the murder of a 48-year-old Kelethogile Mokhutshwane who is also from Somelo.
It is said that on the 6th day of April 2025, the deceased, who is the accused person’s uncle got into a fight following a drinking spree after he assaulted Kebasemetswe’s niece.
The accused person then left and left and went home, whereupon the deceased followed her to her home in possession of a metal rod. Upon arrival the deceased is said to have started harassing the suspect, banging on the door with the metal rod and calling her out. The suspect’s boyfriend is said to have tried to intervene by talking to both the suspect and deceased but he failed to calm the situation down.
Moduke said the accused person reportedly then came out of the house and hit the deceased with a metal rod once and he fell to the ground and started bleeding from the mouth.
Moduke said police then rushed to the scene where they found the deceased lying on the ground and transported him to Letsholathebe Il Memorial Hospital where he was certified dead by a medical doctor upon arrival.
The magistrate ordered an immediate psychological support in respect of the accused person, owing to her visible immense emotional turmoil. She further ordered the 23year old suspect be remanded in custody until the next court appearance for a status update on the 28th of April 2025.
