Maitengwe man commits suicide

Maitengwe man commits suicide
Maitengwe man commits suicide

FRANCISTOWN: A 48-year-old Maitengwe man was found hanging by a rope from the rafters of his house on Sunday afternoon.

Reports from some villagers indicate that the man committed suicide after he sexually assaulted his stepdaughter.

According to the acting commander of Tutume Police Station Superintendent Lesego Kgosiemang, the man who allegedly killed himself by hanging was found by his concerned neighbours recently.

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