A SUSPECT IN THE MURDER OF A FIVE-MONTH-OLD BABY WAS DENIED BAIL.
LUTENDO LIVHEBE – MUDAU. The Leeudoringstad Magistrates’ Court denied Lazarus Chaka Hambone (38) bail and his case was postponed to 17 January 2023, for further investigations. The state successfully opposed bail through its statement, noting among other things that 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 matter is concluded.
