MAN IN CUSTODY FOR KILLING GIRLFRIEND



A 44-YEAR-OLD man briefly appeared at Taung Magistrate’s Court for murder on Wednesday. Christopher Koketso Melore was arrested for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Tshegofatso Mabebe (38) in Rooiwal village, Taung.

North West police spokesperson, Col Adele Myburgh said Melore was arrested on Monday after the initial investigations identified him as the alleged perpetrator. Myburgh said the police were summoned to a murder scene earlier on Monday after a lifeless body of Mabebe was found in the streets with multiple head injuries at around 7:15 am.

“It is alleged that Melore found the girlfriend with another boyfriend at his house on Sunday night and assaulted her. The preliminary investigation revealed that at the time of the arrest, Melore was on parole after being sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment for murdering his then-girlfriend, Babuang Portia Ramose (34) in Pudimoe in December 2009,” she said.

North West Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Sello Kwena said: “We are saddened by the incident. We request couples to resolve their differences peacefully rather than resorting to violence and to seek professional assistance from social workers and other professionals.”

Meanwhile, Melore was remanded in custody until his next court appearance on 6 October 2021.




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