Lesotho: Matela Postmortem Incomplete – Witness

THE murder trial of a Khubetsoana man, Qamo Matela, accused of the 2021 murder of his wife, ‘Mahlompho Matela, took a different turn this week with a South African pathologist discrediting a local post mortem report.

South African doctor, Ntsidi Samuel Moopela, has raised concerns over the postmortem report conducted by a local pathologist, Lefatle Phakoane, following the death of ‘Mahlompho (née Rethabile Mofolo) in September 2021. Dr Moopela claims that the report failed to accurately determine…