Trainee traditional doctor booked for murder arrested
Lesedi Mkhutshwa | Tuesday June 14, 2022 11:03
The man, who was on the run, was apprehended four days following the death of his girlfriend.
Letlhakane Police Station commander, Superintendent Michael Maphephu said the murder suspect was arrested on Friday after a tip-off about his whereabouts.
He said the man went into hiding after he allegedly killed his girlfriend.
“Following the tip-off, we managed to find the suspect and we took him into police custody,” Maphephu explained.
He indicated that the man will appear at the Letlhakane Magistrate’s Court today (Monday).
The murder incident happened in the wee hours of June 5 at Phase 1 in Letlhakane. The man allegedly murdered his girlfriend after a heated argument.
Last week in an interview with Mmegi Online, the Letlhakane station commander shared that an eyewitness told the police that the suspect and his girlfriend had quarrelled nearby a football pitch.
“The eyewitness, who stays just a stone’s throw away from the football pitch area, heard the deceased calling for help as his boyfriend was assaulting her. She then rushed to them in order to assist her. Upon arrival, she found the woman lying down motionless. Together with the suspect they fetched water and splashed it on her and she regained consciousness,” the Letlhakane police chief had said.
He further said that the eyewitness then took the woman to her room where the suspect also went in and slept. He mentioned that when the eyewitness woke up at around 8am she realised that the victim was motionless with her face swollen and blood stains on her mouth.
The 40-year-old woman was then taken to hospital where she was certified dead.