Mob justice turns deadly in Letlhakane
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 | 490 Views |
Letlhakane PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
The victim was discovered lying motionless by the roadside with severe injuries all over his body on Saturday morning. A passerby who found him alerted the police.
Confirming the incident, New Letlhakane Police Station commander, Superintendent Unoziba Rari, said the victim was rushed to Letlhakane Primary Hospital, where he was admitted for treatment. However, he later succumbed to his injuries at around noon.
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...