Man threatens to axe wife to death

According to the charge sheet, Thapelo Kealotswe, 43, threatened to bludgeon his wife Francinah Kealotswe to death by uttering the words, "O jele madi ngwanyana ke wena mme o tsile go nyela gompieno...Ke tsile go go bolaya..ke tla a go rema ka selepe," which is translated to mean, "You used the money and I am going to beat you up...I am going to chop you with an axe".

The accused, a bus driver, allegedly made the threats against his wife, a nurse, on January 13, 2024 at the couple's home in front of their minor child who is said to have been traumatised from the incident.