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Death row quartet's hopes to escape execution

Unangoni Alton. PIC RACHEL SEBINYANE
Unangoni Alton. PIC RACHEL SEBINYANE

The January session of the Court of Appeal (CoA) was swamped with so many murder convictions and sentence appeals.Some saw their sentences set aside, reduced, or confirmed. What stood out were the four death row inmates who approached the bench in the hope of escaping the executioner's noose. Staff Writer Mpho Mokwape breaks down the quartet’s cases and recent judgments

Of the quartet, two death sentences of Ramotswiri Mokobela and Simba Mampori were confirmed whilst Unangoni Alton and Passmore Moyo escaped by a whisker.

Ramotswiri Mokobela, death row inmate

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