Man found decomposed in one-roomed house

Paying the last respects
Paying the last respects

Residents of Modipane are still reeling in shock after a greasly discovery of a badly decomposed body of a foreign national who hanged himself on the rafters of a one-roomd house he was staying in.

The body was in such a bad state that the police decided it would be best if tests were conducted on site before he was buried immediately.

The Monitor visited the scene on Saturday hours after the body was discovered by the owner of the yard and found scores of stunned residents watching in disbelieve while the police were still waiting for the pathologist to arrive from Gaborone.

Editor's Comment
Batswana need to do better to stop FMD

It is a clear signal that the government’s purse is empty and that our own behaviour has left veterinary officials fighting with one hand tied behind their backs. We have been here before. During COVID-19, many of us thought we knew better. We ignored simple rules, we carried on as if the danger was someone else’s problem, and the virus took lives and left our economy on its knees. We are still broke from that experience. Yet now, with FMD...

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