Face to face with Raselepe

Mmegi Staff Writer, MPHO MOKWAPE, spent the last three years following the case of Patrick Raselepe Gabaakanye, a notorious rapist and murderer executed at Gaborone Central Prison on Wednesday. Here, she reports on her encounters with a man marked for death

The day was Thursday, July 3, 2014. The venue was the Gaborone High Court in the Central Business District.

The day marked my first encounter with Patrick Gabaakanye, the notorious criminal known as ‘Raselepe’.

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Mob justice isn't just

A young man suspected of breaking into a car was seized by residents, severely assaulted, and died in the hospital within an hour. We unreservedly condemn this mob justice. It is not a solution to crime, but a criminal offence that turns citizens into murderers.Residents are understandably angry about theft. The person who raised the alarm at 4am acted lawfully, and the neighbours who rushed to help showed community spirit. But what followed was...

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