Coloured teen 'murders' brother

Murder case
Murder case

FRANCISTOWN: An 18-year-old Gofaone Moruti of Coloured location was arraigned before a Magistrate's Court here on Tuesday for allegedly murdering her brother.

According to the charge sheet, on September 18, the accused person allegedly murdered Kennedy Moruti at Coloured location here. Unconfirmed reports say the siblings had a dispute over a stolen phone and an altercation reportedly escalated into a fight on the fateful day.

State prosecutor Kenneth Bokgakga made an application for the accused to be remanded in custody. He called on the Investigating officer (IO) for the matter, Detective Kgakololo Basupi to give reasons why the accused person should not be granted bail. Basupi reasoned that the matter is still fresh as the incident happened on Sunday.

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