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Expert to shed light on Seshego drag racing incident probabilities

Katlego Mosoma (20) was arrested for having run over and causing the passing of Dimpho Monareng (15) during a drag race at the road next to Beach Front in Zone 4 in December 2023.

POLOKWANE – The circumstances that caused the death of a girl who died after having been run over by a drag racer will be looked into by an expert.

This was confirmed by Seshego police spokesperson, Serg Ali Maluleke following the arrest of Katlego Mosoma (20) at the crime scene along Beach Front Road in Seshego Zone 4 in December.

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His latest court appearance was on February 26, when the matter was postponed to a date the investigating officer is yet to confirm. National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Mashudu Malabi-Dzhangi said this date will be provided to BONUS as soon as possible.

The court agreed that during this court appearance, an expert would provide a theory on what most probably occurred based on information provided, which includes images of the scene that were collected as evidence.

The death of the Dimpho Monareng (14) sent shockwaves through the local community, and her schoolmates from Bokamoso Senior Secondary School and residents found it befitting to hold a candlelit ceremony at the scene of the accident.

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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