What happened to Lipolelo Thabane?
Lipolelo Thabane was killed just two days before Mr Thabane was sworn in as prime minister in June 2017. The 58-year-old had been living apart from her husband since 2012. One evening while returning home, she was ambushed, shot several times at close range and died on the side of a road. The murder shocked the nation. Mr Thabane described it as a "senseless killing" in his inauguration speech. The prime minister announced that he would step down but has given no date for his departure Initially, unknown armed men were blamed for the murder, but new evidence filed in court papers surfaced in early January. The evidence, seen by AFP news agency, included a copy of a letter that the police chief wrote to Mr Thabane. The letter, dated 23 December 2019, read: "The investigations reveal that there was a telephonic communication at the scene of the crime in question... with another cell phone. The cell phone number belongs to you."DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
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