NOORDWESTER – ZEERUST - Lesego Batweng (43) and Onkabetse Batweng (22) appeared before the Zeerust Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 28 November, for the alleged murder of Mmapula Nyanto (44).
They were remanded in custody until further investigations.
The accused’s court appearance emanated from an incident wherein Nyanto was allegedly undressed and assaulted after being accused of witchcraft. The incident occurred on Monday morning, 24 November, in Dinokana Village, Lehurutshe.
After the ordeal, Nyanto was taken to a nearby health centre, where she was declared dead a short while later.
Meticulous investigation conducted by the Lehurutshe Detectives, led to the identification of the two suspects, who were arrested shortly after the incident.
The Acting Provincial Police Commissioner, Major General (Dr) Ryno Naidoo, applauded the Lehurutshe Detectives for working hard to ensure that the suspects were arrested.
He warned that taking the law into one’s own hands is unlawful, unacceptable and cannot be tolerated.
