Blind man gets 15 years for murder

Shadrack Ngwanaletsatsi, who was not blind at the time of the offense in 2007, pleaded guilty to the murder of Gotshegamang Kedidimetse. In court it emerged that he only became blind two months after his arrest for the crime by the police.

On giving sentence Justice Tshepho Motswagole stated, " I am of the opinion that the sentence in this case must find place on the lower side of the scale. We are here dealing with a man who appears blind and throughout the hearing he was guided around by court officials and was allowed a walking stick which may constitute a dangerous weapon."