Murder accused denied bail

A 21 year old Francistown man  accused  of  killing his girlfriend at Bluetown location on  13th May 2016 was  denied  bail  by   the magistrate  court  this  week.

The  accused  person Moemedi Olatetswe who allegedly  strangled Koziba Fani to  death made a bail  application  when  appearing before  Francistown magistrate  Thebeetsile Mulalu  this  week.

However, Detective Sub-inspector Tapiwa German of  the  Botswana Police requested  that  the accused  be  remanded  in custody  as  investigations  in  the  matter  were  still  at preliminary  stages.

Moreover, German argued  that the nature of the case was serious and therefore the accused might temper with witnesses if  granted  bail. 'I still need time to wrap up  investigations on  the  matter,' German  argued.

The  police  officer further argued  that remanding the accused in custody was in good faith as this will  protect him(accused) from the deceased's relatives. “The deceased’s relatives will not spare the accused if he walks in the streets.”

Olatetswe on the other hand pleaded with  the court for bail citing that he was the bread winner at his homestead. 'I am taking care of my mother,' said the accused. Meanwhile, Mulalu agreed with prosecution’s request  to keep the accused  in custody, adding that the  bail application will be reviewed in due course.The  accused is expected  back in court  next week.