More to the Karema case than meets the eye

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For quite sometime, the Tlotso Karema saga has been a topical issue as it caused fury in Lobatse as members of the public demanded answers from authorities over the boy’s disappearance.

When Lobatse residents went on the rampage recently, people condemned them as they rioted demanding for answers to a confusing development as the police investigated the incident of the missing boy.

This week, the matter took a new twist after the police arrested and charged 37-year-old Zimbabwean, Lovemore Sithole, for one count of murder of the seven-year-old Karema.

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More to the Karema case than meets the eye

For quite sometime, the Tlotso Karema saga has been a topical issue as it caused fury in Lobatse as members of the public demanded answers from authorities over the boy’s disappearance.

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