New mother commits suicide

Lebogang Baingapi | Thursday September 14, 2017 16:28

The deceased, aged 25, was hospitalised in the maternity ward at Jwaneng Mine Hospital when hospital authorities reported her missing on Sunday.

Yesterday, Jwaneng Police station commander, Superintendent Thuso Basuti said the  police had tracked the deceased’s steps from the hospital to Jwana Park with the help of night watchmen. “We found her hanging from a tree. It appears she used a panty to commit suicide,” he said. The deceased is from Sesung in Ngwaketse district, and investigations on what could have caused the suicide are still ongoing. A post-mortem is awaited.

Meanwhile, a 31-year-old man was found dead in his house in Sese village, near Jwaneng. Police however, do not suspect any foul play, as the deceased was reportedly unwell.

Basuti said the man was found in a slightly decomposed state two days after he was last seen alive. His body was handed over to his family in Kgwatlheng ward in Kanye.