Another suspect dies in police custody?

FRANCISTOWN: The Botswana Police Service is grappling with fresh reports of another robbery suspect who is believed to have died in police custody in Molepolole last year.

His relatives fear that he has since been killed while in the hands of the police. Olefile Momphithi of Difetlhamolelo ward in Molepolole, was allegedly taken into custody at the Molepolole Police Station in August last year after handing himself to the police.

The disappearance of Momphithi comes after the mysterious disappearance of another armed robbery suspect, Olebile Kefhitilwe, who disappeared 16 months ago whilst in police custody at the same police station. His whereabouts are still unknown.  His family strongly suspect that he died while the police were brutally torturing him.

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