Man found guilty for killing friend over cigarette

The judgment was delivered recently by Justice Michael Motlhabi of the Lobatse High Court. According to the charge sheet, the incident occurred on April 1, 2018, at Ngologa Ward in Lehututu, part of the Kgalagadi Administrative District. The first State witness, Ofentse Moisapula, recounted events leading to the murder.

On the evening of March 31, 2018, after closing his car wash, Moisapula went to the Welkom complex to play snooker. He got a ride home to Lehututu at around 2am from a taxi driver named Kentse. As he was unloading his detergents, he heard the voices of Moduka and Bogosi. Moisapula invited Moduka and Bogosi into his yard for water. When Moduka asked for a cigarette, he (Moisapula) claimed not to have any. However, Moduka then pulled out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and passed it to Bogosi, who then passed it to Moisapula.