A man from Limpopo allegedly murdered his girlfriend hours after being released on bail for threatening to kill her. Matome Shadrack Matlakala, 47, was accused of murdering his girlfriend, 40-year-old Mmapula Maria Letsoalo on the same day, on Sunday, when he was released on bail following his arrest for threatening to kill the same woman.
Letsoalo was murdered in Mankweng in Limpopo on Sunday around 23:30. According to Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo, the Limpopo police spokesperson, Matlakala apparently committed suicide after the brutal murder of his girlfriend.
“The victim, Mmapula Maria Letsoalo aged 40, had opened a case of intimidation against the suspect, Matome Shadrack Matlakala, 47, believed to have been her boyfriend after he allegedly threatened to shoot her. The pair apparently got into a heated argument and the man thereafter threatened to shoot the woman with his firearm,” said Mojapelo.
Letsoalo opened a case and Matlakala was arrested and charged on Sunday but was released on bail hours later. “It is further reported that the suspect went to the victim’s home in Ga-Kgole Village at about 32h30 and shot her dead and then drove off. He was later found dead with a gunshot wound at his home in the next village of Ga-Makanye. The firearm used in the commission of the crime was found next to the lifeless body,” said Mojapelo.
A case of murder and an inquest were opened for police investigation, said Mojapelo.
