The deceased was wanted on charges of attempted murder, rape and assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm.
A case of murder has been opened by Letsitele police after a 40-year-old man was found dead on Tuesday morning.
“The police found the badly injured man in one of the cells and called the emergency personnel who then certified him dead on arrival. He has been identified as Chikinyongo Madala Masinge,” Mojapelo confirmed. “He was brought to the Letsitele police cells and detained after his arrest at around 1.45am this morning,” Mojapelo added.The deceased was wanted on charges of attempted murder, rape and assault GBH that he committed around Nwamitwa and other areas under the Letsitele policing precinct.
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