Two officers die in police suicide
Thursday, April 26, 2012
The motive behind the shooting is not yet known, as there was no quarrel at the scene before the shooting.After killing his colleague, the assailant left the headquarters and shot himself a few metres away at Molepolole Police Station.
Police public relations officer, Assistant Commisioner, Christopher Mbulawa said the assailant used a privately licensed shot gun to commit the crimes.The murdered officer was stationed in Gaborone and was on on an official trip in Molepolole at the time of the incident.The names of the two officers, a Sub-inspector and inspector, are withheld until their next of kin have been informed.
As many wondered what wrong the young boy could have done to end up killed, it emerged that his own cousin was a suspect in the murder after he claimed P50,000 from Botswana Life. Thato Tsametse, who was last week sentenced to death for the murder of his cousin, had reportedly taken out two Mmoloki Funeral Covers valued at P25,000 each.Over the years, the media has been covering the murder case, and some revelation has come up that certain...