Lesotho police have charged Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s wife with the murder of his previous spouse, the South African Broadcasting Corporation on Tuesday. Police last month issued a warrant of arrest for Thabane’s wife, Maesaiah, after she failed to turn up for questioning in connection with the murder of Thabane’s then-estranged wife Lipolelo on June 14, 2017.
Lesotho prime minister Thomas Thabane with his wife Maesaiah Thabane at the funeral of his first wife Lipolelo Thabane. The police have charged Maesaih in connection with the murder of Lipolelo.Lesotho police have charged Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s wife with the murder of his previous spouse, the South African Broadcasting Corporation on Tuesday.
Police last month issued a warrant of arrest for Thabane’s wife, Maesaiah, after she failed to turn up for questioning in connection with the murder of Thabane’s then-estranged wife Lipolelo on June 14, 2017. Maesaiah turned herself in on Tuesday, according to South African media reports. Lipolelo was shot days before Thabane was sworn in as leader of the mountain kingdom.
The couple were involved in divorce proceedings at the time of Lipolelo’s death. He and Maesaiah married two months after the murder.Lesotho, a mountain state encircled by South Africa, three-quarters of which lies more than 1,800 metres above sea level, is one of the world’s poorest countries and has one of Africa’s highest levels of HIV/AIDS prevalence.
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