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Threat to kill lands boyfriend in jail

Arrested for investigation
Arrested for investigation

A 33-year-old man has been taken into custody for allegedly threatening to kill his 45-year-old girlfriend during a heated dispute in Gabane on Saturday night.

Mogoditshane Police Station commander, Superintendent Mbiganyi Letsholathebe confirmed the incident, saying the matter was reported to the police by the victim around 9pm.

The victim informed the law enforcement officers that the two had a misunderstanding, during which the suspect allegedly uttered life threatening words at knife point, Letsholathebe said.

Editor's Comment
Let’s fight GBV as a collective

Botswana for the longest time was known for her virulent peace with family being an enviable institution.As the media, we are also scared to be incessantly reporting on these bloody scenes where women are brutally murdered and worse, sometimes in front of their children and loved ones. Yes, we have reported cases where men were also brutally murdered by their loved ones, but such cases are a drop in the ocean.For the past two weeks, Botswana was...

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