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Palapye teacher found dead in suspected suicide

Suicide
Suicide

A 38-year-old man, who worked as a teacher at one of the local primary schools, was found dead in what police suspect is a suicide incident in Extension 10 on Saturday.

The deceased was reportedly at home with his family before they woke up to discover his body hanging from a tree behind their yard. Witnesses immediately alerted the police.

Confirming the incident, Palapye Police Station Assistant Commander, Assistant Superintendent Goletwa Kethamile, said officers rushed to the scene after receiving the report and transported the man to Palapye Primary Hospital, where he was certified dead on arrival by doctors.

Editor's Comment
Deadly weekend demands immediate vigilance

The heartbreaking reports carried elsewhere on this publication of a woman killed in Metsimotlhabe and four family members perishing near Metsimaswaana Bridge are, devastatingly, not isolated incidents. They represent the sharp, painful tip of a weekend that has seen far too many collisions, injuries, and losses on the roads. This alarming spike in fatalities is a screaming siren we cannot ignore. It compels a direct and urgent plea to every...

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