Insufficient evidence frees murder accused

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The case, which was centred on a fight over a goat at a kraal in Goshwe on May 26, 2018. PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

FRANCISTOWN: A Zimbabwean man, Bhekisisa Maphepha, walked out of the Francistown High Court a free man after the state failed to provide sufficient evidence linking him to the murder of Njabulo Ndlovu.

The case, which was centred on a fight over a goat at a kraal in Goshwe on May 26, 2018, saw conflicting accounts of whether a spear or a knobkerrie was used.

When delivering his ruling, Francistown High Court Chief Justice Gaolapelwe Ketlogetswe ruled the state had failed to prove murder beyond a reasonable doubt, highlighting unclear evidence on the weapon used.

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Insufficient evidence frees murder accused

FRANCISTOWN: A Zimbabwean man, Bhekisisa Maphepha, walked out of the Francistown High Court a free man after the state failed to provide sufficient evidence linking him to the murder of Njabulo Ndlovu.

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