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Mosala family rejects second postmortem

Mosala family wth their attorney PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Mosala family wth their attorney PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The Mosala family of Bobonong remains unconvinced that their daughter Pedzani Mosala, who died in the custody of Kutlwano Police Station on November 5, 2023, took her own life.

The police provided the family with a second postmortem report last week, echoing the initial one's conclusion of suicide.

The pathologist asserted that Pedzani died of asphyxia due to hanging but acknowledged limitations. "It is worth mentioning that this conclusion was drawn without any information and images from the scene of death and images of the body immediately after death as well as previous postmortem images/findings.

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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