Sojwe police have arrested a 27-year-old herdsman who reportedly assaulted his 47-year-old girlfriend to death after catching her having sex with a new lover last Thursday morning.
Sojwe police Station Commander, Superintendent Kitsiso Lemogang, has confirmed the incident noting that they arrested the suspect the same day.
“The incident occurred at Tsomathuo farm. We received the report after 1pm on Thursday after the suspect informed his friends at a nearby farm at Xamabaoo that he had killed a person and the friends phoned their boss who then called the police. We are still investigation and are hopeful that the suspect will soon appear in court next week,” explained the Station Commander.
The Voice has learnt that the suspect and his now deceased girlfriend were staying together and working at Tsomathuo farm near Sojwe.
On the fateful day the duo had allegedly left the farm going for entertainment where they drank beer together before the woman met and fell in love with another man, aged 22.
“After entertainment, the suspect and his girlfriend went home to sleep. While they were still sleeping the new boyfriend arrived and had sex with the girlfriend. The suspect woke up and caught them in the act and he became so furious and started assaulting the man who managed to escape,” a close source revealed.
After the new lover escaped, the suspect allegedly grabbed his girlfriend and assaulted her with fists and kicked her till she fell down and he hit her with a concrete block on the head, leaving her lying motionless.
The deceased was later taken by the police to Scottish Livingstone Hospital where she was certified dead by the medical doctor.
The suspect is in police custody awaiting arraignment before court while the deceased’s body is still awaiting post-mortem at the hospital mortuary.
