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Husband stabs wife at workplace

Bloody scissor
Bloody scissor

A 60-year-old man has been slapped with a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm after stabbing his wife with scissors.

Alfred Sefelani Mudanga allegedly stabbed his wife, Kgakgamatso Mudanga, with a pair of scissors on the chest. Mudanga appeared at the Village Magistrate's Court before Magistrate Tshepo Thedi following the incident.

His charge sheet reads, “The accused person, Alfred Sefelani Mudanga, on or about July 21, 2023, at or near Peo Nursery School in Block 7, Gaborone, unlawfully assaulted Kgakgamatso Mudanga by stabbing her with a pair of scissors on the chest thereby causing her actual bodily harm.” According to information The Monitor gathered, the man had visited his wife at her workplace where a fight between the two ensued. During the argument, it is said the man then stabbed her with the scissors.

Editor's Comment
Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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