Abusive father nabbed

FRANCISTOWN: A 27-year-old man of Block Four location in Francistown has been arrested and charged for alleged physical abuse of his daughter.

Kutlwano Police Station commander, Superintendent Rodney Nkokwe said the man was arrested on Saturday after reportedly battering and inflicting severe injuries on his five-year-old daughter. It is alleged that the abuse has been taking place for a long time until recently when the man was arrested.

Nkokwe said the man had taken the daughter from the custody of her biological mother and had been living with her at Block Four where he allegedly abused her with the connivance of the girl's stepmother.

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