On the 6 June 2012, the deceased’s wife Moipone Elizabeth Lesele (47) along with her boyfriend Jerry Olebogeng Tsime (48) briefly appeared before Tlhabane Magistrate’s Court. Their murder case was postponed to the 13 July 2012, for legal aid and possible bail application. The suspects will remain in custody on charges of murder. They were arrested after experts’ examinations were carried out at the scene where the body of the late Warrant Officer, Patrick Lesele (53)  was found lifeless. Crime scene experts suspected foul-play in Elizabeth’s statement and also found loose ends on the crime scene. 

After police took the wife through an interview session, police suspicions were confirmed. This led to the arrest of the deceased police’s wife along with her boyfriend on 5 June 2012. Eventually suspects realised that there was no room for hiding, the two suspects confessed to the charges laid against them.

The Provincial Commissioner of North West, Lieutenant General Zukiswa Mbombo appreciated the efforts made by the members of the South African Police Service to speedily resolve the case in no time.