Shoshong assistant station commander, assistant superintendent George Simataa Mabuta told The Monitor that petty issues include arguments during beer drinking, fights over small amounts of money, and infidelity among others. Mabuta said in the past they have been conducting awareness campaigns urging people to respect the sanctity of life and avoid settling disputes through violent means but feel their efforts are in vain.
He revealed that from January to April they have already recorded five murder cases as compared to six murder cases recorded during the same period last year. “We envisage an environment where there are no murder cases. We have been conducting awareness campaigns educating people against settling disputes through violent means but our efforts appear to be falling on deaf ears. Recently, we have been recording murder cases involving relatives over petty issues like fighting over food,” he said. He revealed that a knife was the most popularly used among the dangerous weapons involved in such cases. Mabuta stated that the prevalent areas are Mosolotshane, Shoshong, Moralane, Kodibeleng and Tobela. He said most of these cases occur when both perpetrators and victims are under the influence of alcohol.
