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Lil' Clifford was deceived, tied, burned alive

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 | 750 Views |

LOBATSE: Nearly a decade after 11-year-old Clifford Mochocho was allegedly murdered by his father’s then-girlfriend, Gafenngwe Selaolo, the case remains unresolved.

On Friday, one of the lead investigators in the case, Assistant Commissioner Detective Sergeant Marapo, took the witness stand and made shocking revelations about what Selaolo told him whilst interviewing her.

Marapo testified that Selaolo confessed to burning Clifford after binding him during a fabricated 'game', though her defence asserts the confession was extracted under torture.

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