Court denies flight 'Murderer' bail

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FRANCISTOWN: The High Court today (Wednesday) denied a 20-year-old man from Serowe charged with killing another man in a drunken stupor.

Denying Ookeditse Toitoi bail, Justice Bengbame Sechele said the accused stated that he is a citizen of Botswana from Serowe and has family members who were ready to be his sureties. 

However, Justice Sechele said the state opposed Toitoi’s application for bail pending trial because he was once granted bail but absconded from appearing in court as scheduled. 

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