07/08/2026
๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐ช๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ก ๐ ๐๐ก, ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ง๐ข ๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ง โ ๐ง๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐ช๐๐ก๐ง ๐ข๐ก ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐
Fresh details emerging in the suspected murder of an 85-year-old Matsaudi man suggest that the 29-year-old suspect may have driven around Maun and gone on a drinking spree in the deceasedโs vehicle after allegedly disposing of his body.
Police have officially confirmed the arrest of a 29-year-old man from Sedie Ward in connection with the death of the elderly man, whose body was discovered buried in a shallow grave at Maphane Cattle Post on the outskirts of Maun on Wednesday.
Officer Commanding District No. 5, Senior Superintendent Patrick Molefhe, told The Okavango Express that police were alerted by a passer-by who noticed an unusual scene and reported the matter.
According to Molefhe, police who attended the scene found tyre tracks which formed part of the trail that eventually led investigators to the deceasedโs vehicle.
The suspect was subsequently found in possession of the vehicle, raising police suspicions that he could have been involved in the death.
Molefhe also confirmed that the deceasedโs body had injuries, while investigations into the exact circumstances surrounding his death remain ongoing.
๐๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ช๐ฏ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ญ๐บ ๐จ๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ท๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐น๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ค๐ฆ๐ด ๐ง๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ข๐ณ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ฆ๐ฅ, ๐ฑ๐ช๐ค๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฎ๐ข๐บ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ.
Sources allege that the suspect went to the elderly manโs residence, where an altercation is believed to have taken place.
It is suspected that the elderly man may have died at the residence during the confrontation, although police have not publicly confirmed this version of events.
Sources further allege that the suspect thereafter placed the deceasedโs body inside the elderly manโs vehicle and drove away from the residence, allegedly with the intention of disposing of the body.
The body was later found buried in a shallow grave at Maphane Cattle Post.
The Okavango Express has also been told that during the alleged confrontation, the deceased may have been forced to transfer money electronically to cellphone numbers linked to people known to the suspect.
These claims have not yet been confirmed by police and remain part of information emerging as investigations continue.
Sources further claim that after allegedly disposing of the body, the suspect continued using the deceasedโs vehicle and went on a drinking spree around Maun.
Some people who allegedly encountered him during this period are said to have been surprised to see him driving the vehicle, which was regarded as being far beyond what they normally associated with him.
The suspect is also alleged to have visited a former girlfriend, with whom he has children, while still using the deceasedโs vehicle.
Sources say the suspect had recently gone through a breakup with the woman and had subsequently entered another relationship.
He was eventually arrested at the residence of his new girlfriend, according to information obtained by The Okavango Express.
Police have not confirmed the alleged robbery motive, the electronic money transfers, the drinking spree, the movement of the body from the deceasedโs residence, or the circumstances surrounding the suspectโs relationships.
These details therefore remain allegations from sources and should not be taken as established facts while police investigations are still underway.
The 29-year-old suspect remains under investigation in connection with the elderly manโs death.
