BY OBAKENG MAJE

Taung police under siege after the family of Roy accuses them with slackness and being ineffectual. This came about after the family of Roy in Kokomeng village in Taung, claims that if the police acted swiftly their son would’ve been alive.

According to Mapule Roy (46), her son committed suicide after they found an illegal firearm in his bag and called the police.

“My young son came to me informing me that he saw his brother, Mosimanegape Roy wearing his socks and said he wants them. I went to Mosimanegape’s bedroom where I found his bag on his bed. I searched it with intention of finding the alleged socks because I wanted to circumvent a quarrel between the two.

“To my surprise, I found a firearm in his bag and that left me ice-covered. I called Mosimanegape’s uncles and we all decided to call the police. Taung police arrived and looked into the firearm and confirmed that was the real firearm. They took the firearm away and left, but we pleaded with them to arrest the perpetrator who was at the nearest tavern, before they left but they refused. They said we must arrest him ourselves and bring him to the police station afterwards” Mapule said.

Mapule said Mosimanegape came back after some few hours and went berserk after he realised that his firearm wasn’t there.

“I was at the neighbour’s house when he came. He allegedly looked into his bag and realised that his firearm isn’t there. He came to me and asked me where his firearm was. I tried to explain but he wanted to hear none of it” she said.

According to Mapule, Mosimanegape allegedly hanged himself in his bedroom.

Mapule said she believe that if the cops arrested him as they were asked to; her son would’ve been alive.

However North West polce spokesperson, Colonel Emelda Setlhako refutes the claims and said the police looked for the suspect but did not find him.

“We can confirm that a case of inquest was opened at Taung Police Station after a 25 year-old man was found hanged in his bedroom in Kokomeng village, near Taung. The incident took place on the 05 April 2015 and it is alleged that the suspect had a quarrel with his mother over a missing firearm. We can also confirm that the police were called to the scene after the mother of the suspect discovered an illegal firearm from the bag of the suspect who eventually hanged himself. The firearm was taken away for ballistic test and we are still waiting for the results” Setlhako said.

However Mapule who now blames herself for calling cops, said police were supposed to heed to the call and arrested her son.

A case of inquest was opened and investigations continue.

-TDN

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