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Gallows for violent girlfriend killer

Hangman’s noose
Hangman’s noose

‘You shall hang by the neck until you are dead. May God have mercy on your soul.’ These were the words echoed across the silent courtroom as Gaborone High Court Judge, Chris Gabanagae sent a girlfriend convicted killer to be executed by hanging.

Unagoni Alton, who was convicted for a single charge of murder, was yesterday told he would have to hang by the neck for killing Kefilwe Mogorosi on October 25, 2012.

When sentencing him, the Judge said he found no extenuating circumstances and that it was a clear case where death penalty must be imposed. “I find that this is a clear case where death penalty must be imposed. I find that at the age of 25 years, he was old enough to appreciate that killing another human being was wrong,” said the Judge.

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