Maseru, Mar. 04 — Members of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) who were part of an investigation team into the Mohale Dam Murder Trial continue to testify in the trial and today Inspector Seutloali is on the stand.
The witness took the stand in a trial within trial following Inspectors Nkeane, Lethoko and Nthejane.
Through his evidence and that of the previous witnesses, the prosecution is trying to convince the court that admissions, confessions and pointing out made by the accused in the matter were free and voluntary.
This is after the defence alleged that the accused were assaulted by the police during investigation of the case. They added that they were forced into making the confessions, admissions and pointing out.
Evidence before court has indicated that, following their arrest, the accused admitted to kidnapping and killing the deceased in the matter. It is stated that they voluntarily directed and took the police to Setibing where they committed the offences which they are charged with. It is added that they also took them to Ha Mohale where they pointed out a spot where they dumped the bodies of the deceased.
The accused in the matter are alleged to have acted in concert and in furtherance of a common purpose and strangled Lekhoele Noko, Khothatso Makibinyane and Molise Pakela to death during incidents that happened at Setibing in Maseru on May 16, 2017.
It is alleged that following the killing, they dumped their bodies into the Mohale Dam from which they were later retrieved.
They are also facing charges such as conspiracy to murder, unlawful detention and issuing superior orders to unlawful detention as well as to kill.
The case is before Justice Moroke Mokhesi.
