Mother ‘murderer’ sent for psychiatric assessment
Wednesday, September 07, 2022 | 4200 Views |
Mother ‘murderer’ sent for psychiatric assessment
He is alleged to have thrown his deceased mother's body inside a pond.
Bokamoso Setlhabi (32) who allegedly killed his mother, Omphemetse Dineo Setlhabi (57) has been ordered by court to undergo a psychiatric assessment as there are suspicions that he may not be of sound mind.
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...