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Manhunt for ‘killer dad’ continues

Police are still actively searching for a man in his 30s who allegedly killed two of his young children at Monarch location on Saturday before fleeing the scene.
Police are still actively searching for a man in his 30s who allegedly killed two of his young children at Monarch location on Saturday before fleeing the scene.

FRANCISTOWN: Police are still actively searching for a man in his 30s who allegedly killed two of his young children at Monarch location on Saturday before fleeing the scene.

The victims, aged three years and 11 months, were discovered dead by their mother at her rented house. The mother is said to have immediately notified the police, prompting an immediate search.

Despite deploying more officers on the ground and helicopters to monitor most parts of the city, police efforts have yet to yield any results. "We do not have any leads at the moment. Officers are currently searching for the suspect," Francistown Police Station commander, Douglas Khumalo, told Mmegi this afternoon.

Editor's Comment
Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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