Rise in murder cases worries police chief

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

The Commissioner of Police Keabetswe Makgophe has lamented the recent increase in murder cases that he says have grown by 10% in the last two years.

Makgophe stated that most of these murders occurred at cattle-posts and drinking places and are mostly as a result of conflicts arising from amongst others intimate relationships.

Addressing the 45th Botswana Police Senior Officers Annual Conference last week, he said the police recorded 278 cases in 2015, which increased to 305 in 2016.

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