Convict faces uphill task in murder-for-hire appeal

Motukwa, a former prison warder, was convicted in November 2013 alongside Daniel Sime and Gaolatlhe Thusang for the murder of his father, Motlhanka Motukwa on August 12, 2008 at Ntlhantlhe. Prosecutors proved that Motukwa hired Sime and Thusang to kill his father whom Motukwa believed was bewitching him and also to claim insurance benefits.

Lobatse High Court Judge, Michael Leburu sentenced Motukwa to 25 years in prison, while his two co-accused who were initially given the death penalty, had their sentences reduced to 22 years behind bars by the CoA reduced their sentence to 22 years in jail.