A 47-year-old woman, Keditse Balothanyi, appeared in Francistown Magistrate Court last week Tuesday, charged with the m_rder of her boyfriend, Oabile Goitseone. Balothanyi, from Chadibe village, was arrested on August 31st and charged with a single count of m_rder.
As the police van took her away, Balothanyi broke down in tears. In court, she reserved her plea, and the prosecution requested that she be remanded in custody to allow for further investigation.
The investigating officer was not present, but the prosecution opposed bail due to the seriousness of the case. Balothanyi remained silent when asked to speak.
She will return to court on September 17th. Preliminary investigations suggest that the couple had a disagreement after attending a political rally, which continued at their home and ended in Goitseone’s de@th.
The exact circumstances surrounding the death are still unclear.
