Police investigate Taupye death incident
Pini Bothoko | Wednesday January 28, 2026 06:12
Mahalapye-Central Assistant Police Station commander, Assistant Superintendent Malakia Gabana, told The Monitor the matter was reported around 9:30am by a 23-year-old passerby. The passerby noticed the man lying motionless in an unfinished room in Mabuasele ward, Taupye, and reported the matter to the police.
“When officers arrived at the scene, they found the deceased in a bad state of decomposition. He had his identity card in his possession, hence it was easy to identify him. The matter was immediately reported to the village Kgosi, and the deceased’s family was informed,” Gabana said.
He added that the deceased’s family arrived on Sunday morning, and consultations were held involving the village leadership, the district police commander, and social workers. Following advice from a pathologist, it was agreed that the body should be buried immediately.
Members of the Taupye village community, including the local business sector, assisted with the burial arrangements. Gabana said Thama Enterprise, a local company, donated a grader to dig the grave, and the deceased was buried in Taupye village on the same morning the deceased's family arrived.
Police investigations revealed that the man had been working as a herder at a cattle post on the outskirts of Taupye village.
“According to his family, the deceased had been suffering from high blood pressure and had not been well for some time. We do not suspect foul play, as medical examinations were conducted and the pathologist did not find anything suspicious,” Gabana said.
Police investigations into the matter are continuing.