Boyfriend Waterboards Girlfriend, Hangs Himself

FRANCISTOWN: Police are investigating a murder and suicide case in which a boyfriend is suspected to have killed his girlfriend by waterboarding then subsequently hanging himself.

AAThe police suspect that the harrowing incidents happened on Wednesday night in Block 2. The acting station commander of Kutlwano police, assistant superintendent Alice Oabile said other tenants who live in the same rented compound with the deceased discovered the gruesome incidents on Thursday morning.

“The 24-year-old man is suspected to have killed his 19-year-old girlfriend by forcefully drowning her head in a bucket full of water. We believe that the girlfriend suffocated to death,” Oabile said.   “The man was found hanging on the rafters of the same room that he allegedly killed his girlfriend in.

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Routine child vaccination imperative

The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...

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