Kgwarae killers didn�t touch his P80,000 rolex watch

Sharon Mathala | Monday February 29, 2016 15:59

 

The family is questioning why the thief choose to steal only his Huawei phone which costs less than P2,000 and left the Rolex watch.

Whilst the Commissioner of Police, Keabetswe Makgophe, has strongly denied allegations that the death of Kgwarae is linked to the cold blooded murder of Montshiwa, the family believes otherwise.

“His body was found with his Rolex watch still intact. If at all the culprits were just petty thieves, they would have taken the watch instead of only grabbing his Huawei cellphone.

“We suspect there is more to this than what the police are telling us,” said a close family member.

Speculation on Kgwarae being a key witness in the Montshiwa murder case has gone viral. Even at his memorial service held last Friday, discussions surrounding his mysterious attack-turned-murder were the order of the day.

But who is this key witness? Why was he a witness in the case? How was he linked to Montshiwa and lawyer Modise David, the alleged murderer of Montshiwa?

Sources have revealed that Kgwarae was allegedly the owner of the bullet that shot Montshiwa. He allegedly had critical information that would nail the state’s case.

The family has related how Kgwarae was linked to the case. They said: “Kgwarae had a bike that David was interested in. They together with another (name known to this publication) then went to SA to service the said bike so that David could have it in good condition.”

“When they came back from South Africa, Kgwarae was riding the bike whilst David and another were driving the car. David then spotted the bullets in Kgwarae’s car but he did not take them. After buying the bike a few days later David came to Kgwarae’s house in Block 8 and asked for the bullet saying that his uncle needed them to slaughter a cow at their farm.”

“Kgwarae told me that he gave David the bullets without asking much and that was the same bullets that were used in the shooting of Montshiwa,” said a close family member who also alleged that Kgwarae told them that the police called him in for questioning.

Another source who was with the deceased on his last day at Rhapsodys says Kgwarae left them at the popular Gaborone hangout spot saying he will be back. The man (names withheld) also exclusively revealed that he last spoke to Kgwarae around 7pm over the phone and he had told him that he was leaving Phase IV back to Rhapsodys.

“A few minutes later I tried calling him back but he kept cutting his phone. The phone was later switched off,” he said.

The police however confirmed that an unidentified woman reported at the Naledi Police station around 8pm that he had been attacked, about an hour after he last spoke to the person he was with last.

Late last year, former Fairgrounds Holdings chief executive officer (CEO), Montshiwa, was murdered in cold blood at his home in Block 6, Gaborone. When The Monitor team visited the home, his blood stains were still visible on the main door and main entrance and police officers were also seen inspecting the area. They were overheard discussing which bullet was used and which direction it came from.

The Monitor team then also interviewed neighbours who confirmed that Montshiwa was shot in cold blood. The neighbour, who was still visibly shaken said: “I was just about to go to sleep when I heard a loud noise coming from Montshiwa’s house. When I peeped through the kitchen window I saw a medium tall, burly man holding something that seemed like a long gun (rifle). He got into the car that had parked outside and hurriedly drove off.” The neighbour, who choose to remain anonymous, further said that because she was awake at the time it happened, and their street not being a busy street there was no noises before the gunshots. It then emerged that the police were now on a manhunt. They were looking for a man who fitted the description and that he was driving a golf GTI.

In fashionable style, the police days later arrested a man in the company of an unidentified woman at a carwash spot in the busy mall of Game City. The man was released the next morning. Montshiwa was laid to the rest the following weekend at the Phomolong graveyard.

The festive season came and whilst everyone was away, the police made a breakthrough and arrested a Gaborone based lawyer, David and charged him with murder. David spent a night in jail and appeared the next morning and was granted a P10,000 bail. Two other men, a traditional doctor and a businessman were later arrested and equally charged with the murder of Montshiwa. As investigations and the case continued in court with the accused persons appearing for mentions in court, news broke out of a key witness being attacked and left for dead at the Kgale bushes. The man was taken to hospital and died a week later at the Bokamoso Private Hospital. Investigations into the case continue. The man charged with the murder of Kgwarae will appear at the Extension 2 Magistrate Court on March 3.