Trio nabbed over bodily harm charge

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Police fear there is a gang of young men on the loose terrorising residents in Palapye and its surrounding area, pouncing on people in an attack and ending up stabbing them with sharp objects.

This follows two incidents that occurred over the weekend in Palapye and Lesenepole villages respectively in which three men were attacked and stabbed with sharp objects while walking. Police are yet to establish the suspects’ motives for attacking and stabbing people.

“We have arrested three men aged 29, 30, and 34, all residents of Extension 1, Palapye after they allegedly pounced on two brothers in an attack and ended up stabbing them with sharp objects. Even though we do not know the motive behind stabbing victims we suspect that their motive might have been to rob the victims but investigations into the matter are ongoing to establish that,” he said.

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