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Lesotho First Lady Maesaiah Thabane faces charge of murdering rival
Source: BBC
Lesotho First Lady Maesaiah Thabane faces charge of murdering rival
4 February 2020
The wife of the prime minister of Lesotho is to be charged with murdering his previous wife.
First Lady Maesaiah Thabane handed herself in to be questioned by police in the southern African mountain kingdom.
Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has also been questioned about the killing.
His estranged wife, Lipolelo Thabane, was shot dead outside her home in the capital Maseru two days before his inauguration in 2017.
The couple were involved in bitter divorce proceedings at the time.
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4 February 2020
The wife of the prime minister of Lesotho is to be charged with murdering his previous wife.
First Lady Maesaiah Thabane handed herself in to be questioned by police in the southern African mountain kingdom.
Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has also been questioned about the killing.
His estranged wife, Lipolelo Thabane, was shot dead outside her home in the capital Maseru two days before his inauguration in 2017.
The couple were involved in bitter divorce proceedings at the time.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-51378452
