BDF arsonist found guilty

The accused, Bonno Ikanyeng (33), was convicted for burning the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) barracks at Area S on January 5, 2013. Property worth more than P4.5 million, being the property of government and soldiers who lived in the barracks, was burnt in the process.

Passing judgement, Principal Magistrate Dumisani Basupi said Dr Paul Sidandi, a senior consultant psychiatric at Jubilee Hospital produced a report that showed the mental state of the accused at the time.