Wife of ‘genitalia accused’ shot dead

Norma Wildenboer

KIMBERLEY: The wife of Danish national Peter Frederiksen – who is accused of mutilating female genitals and storing them in his freezer at his house in Bloemfontein – was gunned down as she was about to leave her house at Naledi, Maseru, in Lesotho on Tuesday night.

Anna Matseliso Molise, 28, was the key witness in her husband’s case.

She was shot four times in the upper body and died yesterday at the Tshepong Hospital in Maseru.

Molise was last seen in Bloemfontein on September 28, at Frederiksen’s business, Impala Arms, where she was gathering bags containing female and children’s clothes with the investigating officer, Lynda Steyn. She then left in a car with family members.

At the time, Steyn said that while Molise was fearing for her life, she chose not to be taken to a safe house as this would prevent her from seeing her two children.

Molise alerted police to the collection of female genitalia stored in the freezer after her husband allegedly drugged and mutilated her.

Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation national head Lieutenant-General Mthandazo Ntlemeza said:

“She was a key witness in our cases against Frederiksen. We suspected that something might happen and we offered her witness protection, but she refused.

“Despite this setback, we are committed to doing everything in our power to bring justice to the women who were alleged victims of the accused.”