Five Sentenced To 15 Years For Security Guard's Murder

Five men convicted for the 2013 murder and robbery at Gaborone High Court.PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Five men convicted for the 2013 murder and robbery at Gaborone High Court.PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Chief Justice Maruping Dibotelo has sentenced five men convicted for the 2013 murder and armed robbery committed at a Chinese construction site in Gaborone North to 15 years imprisonment.

Dibotelo convicted the accused for attacking and robbing a Chinese national and in the process murdering his security guard, Olebogile Ramapulane.

The long five year murder trial ended with the conviction of Lebang Ntesi, Phemelo Tshelang, Gorata Sebego, Patrick Gaile and Mpho Mangwa this week.

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