13 Jun 2023

Police in Tonota were awaiting a postmortem report to determine the death of a 54-year-old Semotswane woman who was found dead in her house on June 6.

The Station Commander for Tonota Police Station, Supt Oteng Ngada said in an interview that they were currently investigating an “incident of death” because they do not know the cause of the death.

The police chief stated that the post-mortem examination was the only tool that would determine the cause of death of the deceased.

“If the death is thought to have occurred as a result of criminal activity, then a post mortem is required to determine the cause (of the death),” he added.

Supt Nganda said the woman was last seen on June 2 and her decomposed body was discovered by relatives after four days.

He further said that the deceased was buried this past weekend at her home village of Semotswane.

Meanwhile, Supt Ngada refuted allegations that the police had arrested a suspect in connection with the death of the deceased.

“It is not true at all that we have a suspect in our custody,” he said, adding that they were not yet investigating a murder case. ENDS