CASE AGAINST AN ALLEGED MURDER OF A FIVE-MONTH-OLD BABY POSTPONED FOR CONSULTATION
The Leeudoringstad Magistrates’ Court postponed a murder case against Lazarus Chaka Hambone (38), to 22 November 2022, for consultation. A Legal Aid attorney requested a further postponement to consult with in, preparation for bail application and the court granted it. The state will oppose bail, as the accused is a parolee on a murder case that occurred in 2011. Police reports revealed that Hambone was apprehended on Sunday,6 November 2022, for the alleged murder of a five-month-old baby boy, at Extension 4, Kgakala Township in Leeudoringstad.
According to police reports, a 16-year-old mother to a five-month-old infant had an argument with Hambone on Saturday, 5 November 2022, while carrying the baby on her back. He then went outside and came back with a spade, and tried to assault his niece, but ended up hitting the five-month-old baby boy. The baby was taken to a local clinic where he was transported to Wolmaransstad Hospital and ultimately transferred to Tshepong Hospital, where he died due to head injuries. Hambone will remain detained in police custody until the next court appearance for a formal bail application.
