Death row inmate’s attorney fails to impress CoA
Tuesday, July 07, 2015

Patrick Gabaakanye.PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Yesterday before the bench of three judges, Martin Dingake argued that Gabaakanye was convicted purely based on circumstantial evidence.
The 55-year-old Gabaakanye was convicted and sentenced to death by the High Court in 2014 for the murder of an elderly couple at Ga-Mosu Lands in 2010 that left an old blind man dead and his wife wounded.
When the news broke, a fierce debate ensued. While some members of the public believe that the law should take its cause, there is a section of the population that believes the move to detain the MP is politically motivated.Matsheka has been in the custody of the Directorate of Intelligence and Security since August 2 and the warrant of arrest was allegedly obtained on August 4, two days later.The issue of alleged ritual murders has never been an...