Are We A Society Of Emotional Wrecks?

Monday, July 29, 2019

The issue of females or males who die at the hands of their lovers has been talked about over the years.

Yet, nothing seems to be improving as the Botswana Police Service (BPS) continues to register a high number of murder cases, which include intimate partner killings, also referred to as passion killings.

Just last week, there were reports of a young man who killed his girlfriend, and committed suicide by hanging himself, soon after committing the offence. Police investigations reveal that the two had a misunderstanding earlier.

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Are We A Society Of Emotional Wrecks?

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