BY REGINALD KANYANE

The Mayor of Moses Kotane Local Municipality, Cllr Fetsang Mokati-Thebe has sent heartfelt message of condolence to the family of Mogopodi in Madikwe Township of North West Province for the untimely death of a six year old Lebogang Mogopodi who was allegedly raped and hanged on Sunday.

Lebogang Mogopodi, a Grade 1 learner at Poifo Primary School, was playing with a friend at a local park on Sunday when a man appeared and gave her friend money to buy sweets at a nearby tuck shop.  On her return, she did not find Lebogang at the park and immediately reported this to the parents.  Upon hearing this, Members of the community joined in and followed the footprint to the nearest bush where they found the child hanged and dead.

Suspect was arrested on Sunday and briefly appeared at Madikwe Magistrate Court on Monday, the case was postponed to 14 September 2015.

“Death of an innocent life especially a girl child during commemoration of women’s month has brought much pain and shock to the people of Madikwe Township and Moses Kotane Local Municipality in particular,” said Mayor Mokati-Thebe. The late Lebogang Mogopodi will be laid to rest on Saturday, 05 September 2015 at Madikwe Township. Moses Kotane Local Municipality has committed to assist with the burial of the late Lebogang Mogopodi,” she said.

Mokati-Thebe has also conveyed message of condolence to the families of five accident victims of Pella village who died when a taxi collided with private car near Boschoek near Rustenburg over the weekend. Joint Memorial services for three deceased, namely Thabo Magome, Johanna Molete and Mmabokgola Mekgwe will be held on Thursday, 03 September 2015 at Pella village.  Kgosi Godfrey Gasebone of Bakwena Ba Morare is calling all the residents of Pella to come together in mourning the lost lives by attending both the memorial and funeral services. Two of the deceased will be buried on Saturday while the other one will be laid to rest on Sunday at Pella.

One more sad case, another shocking death of male person in Segakwaneng village near Moruleng has been reported. The deceased was allegedly burnt with petrol by his partner while he was sleeping.

-TDN

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