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Police seek employer after Zim woman dies at clinic

Julia Molefe Clinic
Julia Molefe Clinic

Gaborone West police are investigating a case in which a 38-year-old Zimbabwean woman died after being brought to Julia Molefe Clinic whilst critically ill on Saturday night.

No.13 District Officer Commanding, Senior Superintendent Mmoloke Sebako, confirmed the incident, stating that the woman was brought in by a Motswana man who introduced himself as her employer. He allegedly told nurses that the deceased worked for him as a house helper.

“Whilst nurses were still attending to her, the man excused himself, saying he was going to his car to fetch something, but never returned,” Sebako said.

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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