Alleged G/North murder trial continues

The investigating officer (IO) in a case in which five men are on trial for the alleged murder of a Gaborone North security guard told the Court the accused volunteered information.

Detective Constable Tlamelo Matshaba, the IO in the 2013 murder of Olebogeng Ramapulane, said the accused voluntarily pointed out metal rods used to assault the deceased.

The five men, Lebang Thabo Ntesi, Phemelo Tshelang, Gorata Sebego, Patrick Gaile and Mpho Mangwa, are all residents of Oodi in Kgatleng District on trial for allegedly causing the death of Ramapulane and assaulting Chinese national, Liu Jian Hui, on the night of August 28, 2013 at Gaborone North Farms.

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