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Trio face murder charge as 'interrogation' goes awry

Arrested for investigation
Arrested for investigation

Three men could face a murder charge after allegedly beating a 21-year-old man from Marulamantsi Ward in Serowe to death following suspicion he had stolen and slaughtered a goat.

Confirming the incident, Serowe Police Station commander, Superintendent Poloko Oteng, said the matter was reported by a 58-year-old man of Dinokwane Ward, owner of the missing goat.

Oteng explained that on the day of the incident, the complainant arrived at his cattle post in Mangolwana Lands, on the outskirts of Serowe, and discovered that one of his goats was missing. Upon inspecting the kraal, he noticed drag marks suggesting that the animal had been pulled out.

Editor's Comment
BPF should get house in order

Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...

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