Justice for Maun man shot by police :: Mmegi Online

At long last, there might be justice for the family of the late Mothusi Sephiri who was shot dead by the police in Maun early last year. But this will only be determined by what an inquest, which was instituted by the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DDP), will finalise.

An inquest will call for criminal prosecution if it is established that there was an element of negligence. The inquest started its hearings in Maun last month. It has since postponed the hearings to next month. Maun Magistrate Clifford Foroma is the coroner for the inquest.

One of the people who has testified at the inquest is a police officer, Gaositwe Nyame who was part of the patrol team. Nyame was the leader of the patrol team.Sephiri was shot at Sanyedi ward in Maun earlier last year, in what appeared to have been a case of mistaken identity following an attempted street robbery. Even the police have admitted that Sephiri was not the suspect they were looking for.

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Justice for Maun man shot by police

At long last, there might be justice for the family of the late Mothusi Sephiri who was shot dead by the police in Maun early last year. But this will only be determined by what an inquest, which was instituted by the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DDP), will finalise.

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