By OBAKENG MAJE
A man (44) has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by the North Gauteng High Court sitting in Pretoria on Thursday for killing his girlfriend. Ishamael Mofolo, who resided at Checkers Section in Maboloka village, near Brits killed his girlfriend, Florence Bong (43) on 4 April 2022.
The North West police spokesperson, Capt Sam Tselanyane said, Mofolo was called by his brother, who wanted to understand why they (the convict and his girlfriend) failed to arrive at Letlhabile Mall as agreed upon. Tselanyane said, in his response, Mofolo told his brother that he did something terrible and hung up the phone.
“The brother together with his sister went to their parental residence, where the accused was residing. Upon arrival, they knocked at the door, but there was no response. They then forced entry by breaking the door open and eventually found Bongo’s lifeless body inside the house covered with blood.
“It was established that, Mofolo drank poison in an attempt to commit suicide. The police were called to the crime scene. Mofolo was apprehended and transported to the local hospital, where he was placed under police guard. After appearing in court, he was granted bail, which was withdrawn after being found guilty,” he said.
Meanwhile, the North West Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Kwena applauded the Investigating Officer, Detective Sergeant Julius Nkgoeng from Letlhabile Detectives and all other role players including prosecution for their excellent collaboration, which he said, will send a stern warning to those perpetrators, who commit Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBV&F).
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