Death row convict buys time

Patric Gabaakanye.PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Patric Gabaakanye.PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Lobatse man, Patrick Gabaakanye currently on death row is seeking an independent assessment on his mental status as a last attempt to avoid the hangman’s noose.

Through a letter dated February 5, 2016 addressed to the Attorney General (AG), Athalia Molokomme, Gabaakanye has requested the AG to conduct or facilitate an independent assessment on his mental health and intellectual functioning.

He contends that the assessment should be done in order to determine whether he suffers from a mental illness, intellectual or psychosocial disability as a matter of urgency.

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