{"id":932,"date":"2026-03-18T06:36:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T06:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/?p=932"},"modified":"2026-03-18T06:59:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T06:59:27","slug":"a-womans-life-cut-short-in-ledig-family-seeks-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/index.php\/2026\/03\/18\/a-womans-life-cut-short-in-ledig-family-seeks-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"A WOMAN&#8217;S LIFE CUT SHORT IN LEDIG: FAMILY SEEKS JUSTICE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kedibone Lepogo, a 37-year-old woman from Limpopo, was found dead under a truck in Ledig where she used to stay. Her body was discovered naked and abandoned, shocking the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Justah Mojapelo, the deceased&#8221;s uncle said the family is devastated by her passing. &#8220;We are deeply saddened by the loss of our daughter. We were looking up to seeing her grow and achieve more things in her life. She was friendly, a bubbly person who loved people and made others happy, always laughing.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kedibone was a mother to two children who are not coping with their mother&#8217;s brutal death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to reports, Kedibone was last seen at a local tavern where she had been socializing with friends. Two individuals, a man and a woman from Lesotho, were taken in for questioning by police. They were charged with immigration offenses and released on a fine, confirming they had left Kedibone at the traven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The deceased&#8217;s friend Sina Zenzile says she&#8217;s deeply hurt: &#8220;She&#8217;s someone who lived closely with us in Ledig. What happened is really hard to accept.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GBV activist, Babiki Tsheilane has urged police to make efforts and ensure that justice is served, saying enough is enough, especially with the growing number of GBV cases.<br>Enough is enough.She urges men to be protectors and stop killing women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kedibone will be buried on Saturday in Limpopo. The case has raised concerns about safety in the area, with calls for authorities to take action and ensure justice is served.<br>The police investigation is ongoing, with no arrests made yet. The community is up in arms, demanding justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kedibone Lepogo, a 37-year-old woman from Limpopo, was found dead under a truck in Ledig<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":933,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-banner"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-20260317-WA0088.jpg",720,948,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-20260317-WA0088-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-20260317-WA0088-228x300.jpg",228,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-20260317-WA0088.jpg",640,843,false],"large":["https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-20260317-WA0088.jpg",640,843,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-20260317-WA0088.jpg",720,948,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-20260317-WA0088.jpg",720,948,false],"chromenews-featured":["https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-20260317-WA0088.jpg",720,948,false],"chromenews-large":["https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-20260317-WA0088-720x575.jpg",720,575,true],"chromenews-medium":["https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-20260317-WA0088-590x410.jpg",590,410,true]},"author_info":{"display_name":"Masego Senosi","author_link":"https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/index.php\/author\/msenosi\/"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/index.php\/category\/top-banner\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a>","tag_info":"News","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=932"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/932\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":935,"href":"https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/932\/revisions\/935"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northwestunlocked.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}