Murder accused woman's case nears committal

Kelebelle Babantsho
Kelebelle Babantsho

A case involving Kelebelle Babantsho, the 28-year-old woman accused of murder, is approaching committal stage with prosecution indicating that the only remaining piece is the forensic affidavit.

Babantsho is accused of brutally killing her boyfriend Maatla Merakeng on April 4, 2025, at Old Naledi in Gaborone.

She was granted bail on the last mention before Extension II Magistrate Court, with the State not objecting saying enough ground had been covered with regards to the investigations with only a few items left behind.

Editor's Comment
The State apparatus must be sanitised

When the State cannot rely on its own machinery to pursue suspected wrongdoing, repairing that machinery must become a national priority.The establishment of a Special Investigations and Asset Recovery Task Force may help government respond to the immediate challenge. However, Botswana cannot afford to leave the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) and the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) struggling whilst building...

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