25-Year-Old Woman Murdered By Her Boyfriend

&NewLine;<p style&equals;"font-size&colon;25px">A 25-year-old woman Lebogang Matlou has been sadly murdered by her boyfriend in Limpopo&comma; South Africa&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The suspect&comma; a 30-year-old and a female suspect alleged to be his ex-girlfriend were scheduled to appear before the Mokerong Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday&comma; October 20&comma; after they were arrested for allegedly killing Lebogang&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;occupygh&period;com&sol;file&sol;occupygh&sol;2021&sol;10&sol;Lebogang-Matlou&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Lebogang Matlou" class&equals;"wp-image-122889"&sol;><figcaption>25-Year-Old Woman Murdered By Her Boyfriend &NewLine;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The body of the deceased was found lying in her boyfriend&&num;8217&semi;s home at Mosesetjane in Mahwelereng policing area on Sunday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>According to Limpopo spokesperson of the South African Police Service &lpar;SAPS&rpar; Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo&comma; the deceased was stabbed multiple times&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;The police were called to the scene and on arrival&comma; they found the body with visible injuries and immediately commenced with investigations&comma;” he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The boyfriend and the female suspect&comma; 23&comma; were arrested on Tuesday and charged with murder&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;occupygh&period;com&sol;file&sol;occupygh&sol;2021&sol;10&sol;616fcea364fb2-486x1024&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"Lebogang Matlou" class&equals;"wp-image-122890"&sol;><figcaption>25-Year-Old Woman Murdered By Her Boyfriend &NewLine;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;The provincial commissioner of police in Limpopo&comma; Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has strongly condemned this incident of gender-based violence and has commended the police for apprehending the suspects a day &lbrack;after&rsqb; the brutal killing&comma;” said Mojapelo&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Martha Matlou&comma; mother to deceased said&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Lebo was home the whole Saturday doing home chores&period; She went to bed&comma; later she told me that her sister asked her to bring cash at a wedding just before 21h00&period; I slept hoping she will come back&period; In the morning our neighbor asked me to check if Lebo is home because he just heard that there are police vehicles at his boyfriend&&num;8217&semi;s home and it seems like there was a fight between them&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;On my arrival I was then told that this sad and tragic incident might have happened around 03h00&period; My child was brutally killed and chances are that the suspect will not be locked in jail&period; Because of that family history of killing people and always getting away with murder I advised my child to end the relationship but she ignored me&period; It is unfortunate she had to die like that&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said Mma Matlou&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Meanwhile&comma; the Limpopo MEC for Department of Social Development &lpar;DSD&rpar; Mme Nkakareng Rakgoale and Mogalakwena Local Municipality Mayor Malesela Mokwele have condemned in the strongest possible terms the murder of Lebogang&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Rakgoale says it is disheartening to still see incidents of GBVF continuing in the province despite vigorous awareness campaigns that are being undertaken by government and civil society&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>MEC Rakgoale was speaking at Mosesetjane village outside Mokopane where she was visiting the family of the deceased on Tuesday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>MEC Rakgoale says social workers will continue with the provision of psychosocial support to the family of the victim and other affected parties&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;occupygh&period;com&sol;file&sol;occupygh&sol;2021&sol;10&sol;616fce75a7390&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-122891"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source<&sol;strong>&colon; 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