Isaiah Morewagae
17 September 2008
Gaborone Village Magistrate Lot Moroka has set October 30 and November 7 as new dates for the continuation of the case in which Debswana employee, Mmabatho Sekgoma, is accused of abducting a seven-year old boy without the consent of his parents.
The 39-year old woman from Serowe is alleged to have fetched the Standard Two pupil from Tapologo Primary School in Gaborone, claiming that the childs mother had sent her. It is alleged that she pleaded with the child to accompany her and to direct her to his mothers home. Instead, Sekgoma allegedly drove to a bush near the Gaborone Dam where she told the boy that his mother wanted to kill him and therefore she was trying to protect him.
The boy managed to escape by running towards the main road where some people found him. The matter was reported to the Old Naledi Police Station and Sekgoma was later arrested.
Sekgoma works as a Secretary at Debswana. She pleaded not guilty to the charge. She is accused of trying to use the small boy to spite the father with whom she was allegedly having an extramarital affair. Sekgoma and her lover are said to have quarrelled over the maintenance of their love child.
When they could not settle their differences, she turned to the child of the marriage. The case has been dragging on for over two years as both defence and prosecution have had hiccups.
Wasson Manchwe represents the state while Duma Boko appears for the accused.
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