Hundreds of interested onlookers piled into the Francistown Magistrates Court last Tuesday morning as a woman was arraigned for the weekend murder of her boyfriend.
The suspect, Lillian Moakole, 51, is said to have stabbed her live-in lover, Donald Matlhare in the neck while he slept in the early hours of Sunday morning.
It is believed the couple had argued earlier in the day, at which point the unemployed Moakole reportedly left to go drinking.
It is alleged that when she returned to her Bluetown home at around 0230hrs, she found Matlhare, 47, sound asleep and attacked him as he dozed.
The injured man, who was originally from Tonota but worked for Francistown Council as a brick layer, was heard screaming for help.
He managed to drag himself to the front of the house, where he collapsed in a pool of blood and was spotted by a late-night passerby who quickly alerted the police.
Sadly it was already too late and by the time the cops got Matlhare to Nyangabgwe Hospital, he was pronounced dead upon arrival.
During the tense court appearance, after the charge sheet was read to the accused, she was given the chance to speak, to which she stated she would ask for bail in two to three days.
“And I am still scared of what happened so there is nothing much I can say for now,” responded Moakole, who remained cool and collected as she spoke.
The accused killer was duly remanded in custody until 30 March, when she returns to court for status hearing.
Although the atmosphere in the packed room was relatively calm, police instructed Moakole to stay in her seat until the masses had filed out of court, just in case.
