Fleeing Prisoner Kills Policeman, Another Prisoner
Pini Bothoko | Monday December 5, 2016 15:39
Police sources told The Monitor that Ntsuape incurred minor injuries to his head and they expect him to appear in court on Monday to face additional charges ranging from murder, causing serious bodily harm and traffic-related offences.
Superintendent Edward Leposo, station commander of Gerald Estate police, confirmed the fatal accident.
Leposo said four police officers were transporting six prisoners from Francistown Magistrate Court to the Centre of Illegal Immigrants when the accident occurred. He said the accident occurred at around three in the afternoon near Francistown College of Technical and Vocational Education (FCTVE). The station commander added: “I can only confirm that the accident left two people dead and three seriously injured and currently hospitalised at Nyangabgwe Referral Hospital (NRH). I am hopeful that they will soon recover,” Leposo said.
A member of the Kgosietsile family which was visited by a series of heinous crimes in September following the actions of Ntsuape said that their fear for the man to be granted bail were not misplaced after he allegedly committed other serious offences on Thursday. Ntsuape of Ramotswa village is already facing five counts of threat-to-kill, one count of murder and two counts of arson. He allegedly committed the offences because he could not fathom the fact that his former girlfriend, Dorcas Kgosietsile had decided to end their love affair. Speaking to The Monitor on Friday, Ntsuape’s ex-girlfriend, Dorcas said his current actions had vindicated him.
After Ntsuape made a failed bid to get bail, the Kgosietsile family wrote a letter to the clerk of the magistrate courts expressing fear that Ntsuape should not be granted bail because he may complete his mission of killing them. Said Dorcas: “I did not sleep after hearing what Ntsuape allegedly committed on Thursday. I am trembling as I am speaking to you now. I did not sleep because I thought that he might have escaped from the scene after the incident. This clearly shows that our decision to write a letter to the clerk of court expressing our fears if Ntsuape was to be granted bail were not misplaced”.
Ntsuape was denied bail by the magistrate on the recommendations of a specialist psychiatrist, Dr Paul Sidandi of Jubilee Hospital. Ntsuape, who was described as being capable of self-destructing by Sidandi, revealed his displeasure about being kept in custody for a long time without being considered for bail on Thursday when he appeared for mention. Police sources told The Monitor on condition of anonymity because they are not allowed to speak to the media that Ntsuape’s latest failed bid to be granted bail may have influenced him to commit his latest cruel acts.
They said that because it was clear that he was going to spend more time in jail because he was refused bail coupled with the fact that he is facing prospects of spending the rest of his life in jail, which did not go down well with Ntsuape. The prisoner who died as a result of Ntsuape’s actions on Thursday was facing a single count of rape.
Ntsuape was previously denied bail by magistrate Kaveri Kapeko because the psychiatrist said it was too risky to grant him bail since he may commit suicide and also complete his mission of killing his former girlfriend who had dumped him. On Thursday Ntsuape expressed his misgivings about Dr Sidandi’s report saying that it was not a true reflection of his character and as such, pleaded with the court to disregard it and grant him bail.
However, Kapeko said his hands were tied and he could not disregard what the specialist psychiatrist said as an expert in field of psychiatry. Kapeko advised Ntsuape to apply for bail at the High Court if he wished to reverse the decision of the court to deny him bail. Ntsuape said he was hesitant to apply for bail at the High Court because it may take six months before his bail is heard due to the high number of on remand prisoners and inmates queued to have their appeals heard. The psychiatry report also stated that Ntsuape has serious anger management problems that need to be normalised before releasing him on bail, as it is too risky to release him at this stage.