Escalation of murder cases worries police

The upsurge in murder cases countrywide worry the police, as people are now clearly not valuing the sanctity of human life. Most of murder cases occur as a result of petty issues according to police reports. They pointed out that these petty issues that always lead to such deaths include arguments during beer drinking, fights over money and arguments between partners in love.

The Botswana Police Service (BPS) Public Relations Officer, Dipheko Motube told The Monitor cases of murder throughout the country remain high despite several interventions to stop the perpetrators from committing the offence.