Gang Rapists Jail Sentence Upheld

The appellants, Keamogetse Sekwata and Nicholas Kombe, were found guilty of raping their victim on January 3, 2014 at Gweta village in the North West Administrative District of Botswana.

The appellants’ joint grounds in their appeal are that they were not afforded a fair hearing, the trial magistrate fell into error by disregarding their defence and believing that of the State and the trial court failed to consider that none of the prosecution witnesses took oath rendering the proceedings a nullity amongst other reasons. In her testimony, the complainant who is also a resident of Gweta, indicated that she knew the applicants and mentioned the specific ward where they resided.