Three men have been arrested for the murder of the mother-in-law of one of them whom they accuse of witchcraft. 

Officer Commanding Mohale's Hoek police, Senior Superintendent Mankatso Ntene said the 78-year-old woman of Qaqatu, in the district, was killed because one of the men, her son-in-law, believed she and her daughter, his estranged wife, bewitched him.

The men, from Qalakheng and Qaqatu are alleged to have arrived at the deceased's house on the evening of September 17 and shot her. 

Police confiscated three firearms from the suspects.

Four people have been killed in different incidents so far because they were suspected of witchcraft , Senior Superintendent Ntene said.

20 September 2005