Police defy court order in exhumation case

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The family raised questions about accountability, transparency, and the actions of those in power PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The family of Pedzani Mosala who died mysteriously while in Police custody has approached court on urgency after the Police failed to exhume and perform fresh autopsy on their daughter as per an issued court order.

The matter in which Pedzani's mother Sapelo is the applicant and Commissioner of Police, Phemelo Ramakorwana and Attorney General are 1st and 3rd respondents respectively, will be heard by Lobatse High Court judge Justice Michael Motlhabi today.

The case originated from the mysterious death of Pedzani, 22, on November 5, 2023, in a cell at Kutlwano Police Station in Francistown.

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