Police are on the hunt for a murder suspect, Balakani Moyo, who reportedly stabbed his girlfriend to death before fleeing the scene last Wednesday night at Molepolole’s Lekgwapheng ward.
Molepolole police station commander, Superintendent Benedict Matlho, said the incident occurred between 11pm and 12 midnight.
“Both the deceased and the suspect are Zimbabwean nationals. The suspect is still on the run and the deceased’s body is still at Scottish Livingstone Hospital mortuary. We have since informed her relatives,” explained the Station Commander.
He revealed that the lovers had a misunderstanding and the woman went to seek refuge at their neighbour’s place where Moyo arrived later and stabbed her with a sharp object.
The male neighbour is said to have been awakened by the woman telling him that her boyfriend was harassing her and, out of compassion, he agreed to accommodate her since it was late at night.
Later when the neighbour was asleep, he heard a disturbing noise from the enraged suspect as he smashed the windows and telling him to bring his girlfriend.
It is alleged that when the neighbour opened the door, Moyo forced his way in and assaulted his girlfriend before stabbing her several times on the chest and ribs with a knife.
In the midst of the bloody attack, the neighbour is said to have escaped and called the police, but Moyo had already fled when the cops arrived at the scene.
The woman was taken to the hospital for medical assistance but was unfortunately certified dead upon arrival.
