MOH shooter served time for lover�s murder

Monday, November 02, 2015

Puffing away stress: Alford Serumula taking a puff before his mention in court. PICS: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

In a shocking revelation in court on Friday, the man accused of shooting and injuring his girlfriend at the Ministry of Health (MoH) headquarters last month, is a murder convict. Alford Serumula once stabbed a previous lover more than 20 times with a knife and the girlfriend died.

The Investigating Officer (IO) in the matter, detective Sergeant Marapo told a shocked courtroom that after arresting Serumula on Wednesday at the Tlokweng Boarder Post as he was entering the country from South Africa, he decided to make a background check on him.

“The accused once had a case of murder that was reported to the Old Naledi Police Station.

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MOH shooter served time for lover�s murder

In a shocking revelation in court on Friday, the man accused of shooting and injuring his girlfriend at the Ministry of Health (MoH) headquarters last month, is a murder convict. Alford Serumula once stabbed a previous lover more than 20 times with a knife and the girlfriend died.

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