THE police have made a breakthrough within the homicide of well-known famo musician, Lisuoa “Khopolo” Khuluoe and radio character Pulane “Lefahla” Macheli who had been fatally shot on 20 July 2024.
The police arrested Bokang Moise (40) of Ha Motloheloa, and his co-accused, Ntsoaki Mahao (27) of Masowe 1, on Friday.
The duo was hauled earlier than the Maseru Magistrates’ Courtroom yesterday afternoon the place they had been slapped with two counts of homicide.
They appeared earlier than Justice of the Peace Makopano Rantšo and Prosecutor Sekoati Hlophe.
In response to the cost sheet, the 2 are accused of performing in live performance to commit the murders.
“On 20 July 2024, at or close to Masowe 1 within the Maseru district, the accused, performing in live performance and in furtherance of a typical goal, killed Khopolo Khuluoe by capturing him within the abdomen, left ear, buttocks, and left knee,” a part of the chargesheet reads.
In rely two, they had been charged with the homicide of Pulane Macheli, who was shot in the identical location on the identical time, with wounds to her left ear, shoulder, and spinal twine.
After the costs had been learn, Justice of the Peace Rantšo knowledgeable the accused that they’ve the fitting to use for bail within the Excessive Courtroom for the reason that Magistrates’ Courtroom doesn’t have jurisdiction over homicide circumstances, however solely serves as a remanding court docket.
Nevertheless, Prosecutor Hlophe stated investigations had been nonetheless ongoing, with the opportunity of including extra suspects and extra fees within the case. He requested the court docket to remand the accused to at present for developments.
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Justice of the Peace Rantšo duly remanded the 2 into the Lesotho Correctional Service custody, and ordered them to reappear earlier than her at present, explaining that the prosecution intends to extend the costs.
In the meantime, in the identical court docket, Bokang Moise and one other particular person, Phetho Mokhoro, had been additionally charged with illegal possession of firearms.
In response to a separate cost sheet, the 2 had on 19 July 2024 purchased an illegal 9mm pistol which had its serial quantity erased.
Advocate Lesaoana Mohale, representing the primary accused, Moise, requested that the bail software be heard the next day attributable to time constraints. Prosecutor Hlophe additionally reiterated that extra fees could be introduced towards the accused.
It’s believed Mahao was the spotter for the assassins when the crime was dedicated on 20 July. Khopolo had been travelling in his car with Ms Macheli and one other man, once they went to Masowe 1 to fetch Mahao. Mahao took time earlier than she may get to the car and after she had joined the three, unknown gunmen opened fireplace on the car. Whereas Khopolo and Ms Macheli succumbed to bullet accidents, with the opposite man additionally sustaining bullet woulds, Mahao was unhurt.
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