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.

Editor's Comment
FMD management: A ticking time bomb

“The trouble with government regulation of the market is that it prohibits capitalistic acts between consenting adults.”~ Robert NozickWhile government must contain the disease, it must also confront the growing economic hardship caused by its response. For many rural households, cattle remain a source of livelihood and the only means for tending for thousands of families, and for these kind of people the longer the restrictions continue, the...

Have a Story? Send Us a tip
arrow up