Dramatic twist in Mathokgwane rape case
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
The lawyer was cross-examining one of the girl's relatives in an open court. The relative said that the girl identified Mathokgwane at the Extension 2 clinic as the man who dragged her to the bush and raped her. The rape is said to have happened at or near Old Naledi and two witnesses, Janet Kola and Merapelo Moganga, who were with Mathokgwane testified yesterday. Moganga said they were with the accused at Kola's drinking spot and when their brand of alcohol ran out, they drove to get more supplies from Old Naledi bars.
While at the bars, Mathokgwane remained in the car while the others went inside the bars. When they came out of the bars, they did not find the accused but waited beside his car as they assumed he was in one of the shops. After a little while, the accused appeared and the group went back to Kola's drinking spot.
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