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.
Thabane last month announced his intention to resign, but
gave no reason.
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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