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Gabane mob kills alleged thief

Crime scene
Crime scene

A 43-year-old man from Gabane was allegedly beaten to death by a mob in the early hours of Saturday morning following a suspected theft incident.

According to the Mogoditshane Acting Police Station commander, Superintendent Mompoloki Ramaphoi, police received a report of the incident at around 2 am from Go-Soko Ward in Gabane.

Ramaphoi said a 19-year-old young woman was roused from sleep at her family's home when she heard footsteps outside. Upon looking out the window, she allegedly saw a man carrying one of the roof rafters from their house and walking towards the gate.

Editor's Comment
Let the courts follow the money

“Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered.”– B.R. AmbedkarThe amount of money at play threatens to test the integrity of the country’s financial system, giving more reason to why the courts must be fully given leeway to lean on the matter and reach a conclusion.Botswana has spent decades building her reputation as a stable and credible financial jurisdiction.The...

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