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Convicted ‘pregnant baby mama’ killer denied appeal

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A convicted murderer, Keamogetse Matakata, will serve his 30-year jail term after he was denied a chance to appeal his sentence.

Matakata was on Friday denied the chance to appeal as he wanted to be given leave to appeal way out of stipulated time.

He was convicted and sentenced on October 4, 2017, after pleading guilty to one count of murder for killing his pregnant baby mama, Tshepo Mafikeng with an axe in Serowe.

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