MASERU- A 36 year old Seeiso Mofeli of Thaba-Chitja Ha Khoahla, Morija is alleged to have raped and killed a two year old toddler of Ha Leutsoa, Maseru.
Mofeli, who worked as a herder at Ha Leutsoa is said to have raped and killed the toddler while its 28 year old mother, ’Mareitumetse Sechele was away on a drinking binge with her friend at some nearby shebeen.
Police spokesperson Mpiti Mopeli told Lesotho Express that the man has since been arrested after he attempted to flee the next morning. He said the mother had left her murdered daughter with her 10 year old brother at around 18hrs and only came back at midnight.
“The man broke into the house, abducted the little girl and then took her to a nearby forest where he started raping her, while the brother had run away to a neighbor’s house until the mother came back at midnight.
“In panic she had raised an alarm and there was a search party which was all in vain. It is only the next morning that the lifeless body was found naked, raped and strangled in the forest,” said Senior Superintendent Mopeli.
The man only appeared before court today (Wednesday).
