Alleged Stepdaughter Killer Denied Bail
Monday, February 05, 2018
Chief Magistrate Thebeetsile Mulalu denied Motlatsi Khoto, 44, of Marobela village bail when he appeared in court for the second time.
The state alleges that Khoto, an aircraft marshal at CAAB murdered Metlha Sibanda, 9, on January 17 at Marobela village. Khoto allegedly suffocated Sibanda following a love misunderstanding with her mother.
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