CHIEF Executive Officer of the Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation (LTDC), Dr Retšelisitsoe Nko who is facing two counts of attempted murder was still week given a month reprieve after his trial was postponed as one of the witnesses failed to show up.

The proceedings were held in Magistrate Thamae Thamae’s chambers and the accused was in a wheelchair.   

This, after Nko’s earlier appearance in the Maseru Magistrate’s Court for a general assessment of his health condition on January 10.

The case had previously failed to take off during his maiden appearance on January 6 due to ill health.

Nko was on that day brought to court on a stretcher.

The court had given him time to go to a health facility as he had shown that there was a recommendation for him to get medical attention as he was not in good health.

Nko also faces two counts of malicious damage to property and disturbing peace.

He was allegedly involved in a shooting incident that occurred on December 27 in Hillsview, Maseru where he is said to have caused a racket at a neighbour’s birthday party.

It is alleged that Nko who was not invited to the shindig stormed the get-together and caused chaos with his raucous motorbike at the Mothepu residence.

A member of the Mothepu family is said to have tried to call Nko to order and during the fracas that ensued as the two scuffled for Nko’s firearm, he (Nko) was accidentally shot by a bullet from his own gun.

He is also accused of the attempted murder of Sethole Mothepu who he allegedly shot during the incident.  

Thulo Mothepu was also allegedly shot with the same firearm during the scuffle.

Nko is further accused of shooting at the house belonging to Moliko Mothepu.