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'Abusive' girlfriend allegedly stabs boyfriend to death

Bloody knife
Bloody knife

FRANCISTOWN: A 47-year-old man of Tonota village was allegedly stabbed to death by his girlfriend who has been repeatedly 'mistreating' him.

It is alleged that the deceased’s girlfriend aged 52 years has been physically and emotionally abusing him but he has never reported the matter to the police.

Tatitown police station commander Boipuso Baatweng confirmed that an employee of Francistown City Council (FCC) was murdered by his girlfriend in the early hours of Sunday morning at Bluetown location.

Editor's Comment
Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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