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Man fraudulently sells stepdaughter's house

Justice Zein Kebonang PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Justice Zein Kebonang PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Justice Dr Zein Kebonang of the Gaborone High Court has ordered that a property sold fraudulently by stepfather Benjamin Montsho be returned to its rightful owner, his stepdaughter Khumoyaone Montsho.

This is after the court established that Montsho fraudulently sold the developed plot to Obusitswe Moeng for P270,000 without the knowledge of Khumoyame nor his then-wife Gorataone Montsho (Khumoyame’s biologcal mother).

Khumoyame approached the court seeking an order firstly, declaring that she is the lawful owner of the disputed property having developed it after her parents had donated a barren piece of land to her. Secondly, she required that the property be registered in her name. Her claim was supported by her mother but opposed by both Benjamin and Moeng.

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