Sexual Urge Leads Man To Murder

Mpho Mokwape | Monday August 25, 2014 17:39

 

Mogami Dijo, the accused, told Justice Michael Mothobi that he had gone out ‘desperately seeking’ to buy sex.“I was told by my friend that if I needed to fix myself sexually there were plenty of prostitutes at a certain location selling at a cheap price. I proceeded to the place with one thing on my mind,” he said. 

He, however, did not anticipate that his outing would lead to fighting for his life and subsequently stabbing a man to death. Dijo, who admitted killing a man on May 8, 2010, testified that he was at a drinking spot in Tlokweng where he met a Zimbabwean woman he mistook for a prostitute.

He told court that upon arrival at the place he offered P20 to the woman in exchange for sex. He added that they had a communication barrier as the woman spoke in Shona and he in Setswana.  “As I communicated with her, she backed off and I took it as a sign of agreement even though we hardly understood each other. I grabbed her by the hand and before I knew it I was hit by a man from behind,” he said. Dijo said he immediately backed away from the woman as he realised the man who hit him was probably her boyfriend.

He said that even after backing down from a fight with the man, he charged at him without stopping.

Dijo told the court that the only reason the fight got heated was because the man was aggressive towards him and was in a fighting mood. He added that deceased took two beer bottles and broke them to use as weapons.

“I tried to get away from the guy but he would not let me. That’s when I grabbed my bag and took out a knife to scare him away.  When he did not barge I stabbed him.”

Dijo said that he did not plan to stab the deceased and was also not aware of his surroundings at the time, as he was heavily intoxicated from alcohol and dagga.

The state, represented by Lameck Kgosiile has already called all witnesses.  Both the prosecution and defence are expected to make final submissions on September 25, 2014.