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Six year old dies after falling from a moving car

Crime Scene(1)
Crime Scene(1)

A six year old girl died after she fell out of a moving land cruiser and got hit by the trailer of the car. Assistant Supritendent, Kenyaditswe Mafoko, of Jwaneng Police Station said the child was in the company of her parents who were in the front of the car, while she was alone at the back.

"The family had come to Jwaneng from Thankane to buy feeds for their livestock and also buy groceries for the family. The child was alone at the back of the van, and when the car hit bumps, she fell out of the car and unfortunately got hit by the trailer the car was pulling and lost her life," he said.

On another incident police are investigating an incident where a man beat her partner to death. The couple who were staying together in Sese Village, a few kilometers from Jwaneng fought after the girlfriend failed to come come home the previous night. Upon coming home the following day, the partner took her to the nearest bush to beat her until she lost her life.

Editor's Comment
Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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