Lentswe, Jouberton - The township is in shock after the death of a young woman, allegedly at the hands of her boyfriend. Motlalepula Hermina Mokoena (24) was stabbed multiple times by a 26 year-old suspect, believed to be her boyfriend.
She worked as a security guard. She was stabbed in Ext 2 on October 2 and was declared dead on the scene. Her grandmother raised alarm after discovering the bloodied body and cried out for help to the neighbours.
According to Col Adele Myburgh, police spokesperson, Thabo Maputla Selabe was arrested on the same day of the stabbings. He appeared in court on October 4 on a charge of murder.
Stroesbelsrus Communiy Develpoment, a local NGO, demands justice for the killing.
According to their spokesperson, Bitsa Lenkopane, they visited the family in partnership with other NGO’s to mobilise communities to fight the scourge of femicide, GBV and sexual crimes against women and girls. Mokoena’s funeral took place on Saturday October 7.
