Man gets 10 years for drunken murder

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FRANCISTOWN: A Selebi-Phikwe man has been sentenced to 10 years in jail after being convicted of a single count of murder, committed while he was on a heavy drinking binge.

The accused, Kago Mapodise (24) committed the offence in 2009 in the mining town following a night of heavy alcohol drinking. Passing sentence yesterday, Justice Lot Moroka noted that there were extenuating circumstances that reduced Mapodise’s blameworthiness.

“The accused committed the offence after consuming a lot of alcohol. Intoxication on its own is an extenuating circumstance. His youthfulness also played a role in his actions hence he is guilty of murder with extenuating circumstances,” said the judge.

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