I was unfairly sentenced - murder suspect

LOBATSE: A man sentenced to 18 years for murder has approached the Court of Appeal to have his sentenced reduced.

Mpho Mathumo argues that the High Court judge who sentenced him erred in failing to apply mitigating factors when sentencing him. He submitted that the trial court only mentions the factors but does not show how it applied them.

Mathumo submitted that the trial court erred in its subtractions formula in its final judgement. "Further the trial court has exceeded the maximum number of years of imprisonment which these kind of cases ought to be applied," Mathumo submitted.

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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