The 57-year-old Sub Inspector William Kgathi appeared in court this week for the murder of 39-year-old Mpehe Sebele. This week, Sebele's friends and work mates described Kgathi as a possessive man who used to torment his lover. Sebele was working as an assistant at a liquor restaurant at African Mall.
Mosadi Mosimane was not only working with her, but she is also a tenant at Sebele's family home in Ledumang where the incident occurred. Sebele was shot in Mosimane's backyard room where she sought refuge. A traumatized Mosimane will never forget that fateful day. Mosimane no longer trusts police officers after what happened. Even now she does not feel safe as she fears that Kgathi might return to finish her off. She said Sebele was doing her washing that morning when her boyfriend pitched up in full police uniform. He was also driving a police vehicle. "You could never suspect anything." "I found him coming from the toilet and he greeted me nicely," she said amid sobs. "When I saw him, he was relaxed." She said Kgathi was not holding anything. She believes that he took out the gun after she had left. suspecting anything, Mosimane said she went to buy airtime at a tuck shop. But she had not reached her destination when a child shouted at her that Mma Thabang (Sebele) was calling her. The child warned her that there was some commotion in the yard. Mosimane said as she rushed to the 44yard, she dialed the police emergency number 999 and reported that there is some trouble at their house. The person who answered the call assured her that the police were coming. But she said they only came after a long time.She said when she came back, she saw Kgathi holding a big rifle at the backyard. She added that it seemed he was looking for Sebele. Fearing for her own safety as well, Mosimane fled with a one of the childlren who was in the yard. Sebele sought sanctuary in Mosimane's room, which was not locked. Mosimane said as he was looking for Sebele, Kgathi shattered the windows of the main house and of her backyard room with the butt of the gun. She said after Kgathi was done with the dastardly act, he stepped on the bonnet of the police van. She said he fired in the air to scare away people, adding that a bullet missed another man who approaching. But then a crowd had gathered outside the yard and the police arrived later. Mosimane said Kgathi was disarmed by his son who was coming from the SSG camp. She said Kgati later drove away. Mosimane said her room was splattered with blood after the incident. There was blood all the room. On Thursday she was still cleaning the room. There was a bullet hole on the wall and her wardrobe was also shattered by bullets. Mosimane has been traumatized by the incident. She said every time when she is alone, she thinks about the whole thing. She is wondering if what all of Sebele's children and her mother who lives in the yard were there during the incident. She said Sebele's elder son, could never had left her mother to be killed. Mosimane said on Saturday, Sebele told her that Kgathi has broken all the locks of her room. "She said he wanted to beat her," she said.
