Man gets four death sentences

Mooketsi Mothogo with jail guards
Mooketsi Mothogo with jail guards

FRANCISTOWN: A jealous man with a previous conviction of murder- who could also not fathom the fact that his love relationship with his former girlfriend was over-became the latest death row inmate on this week after he was convicted of four murder offences.

Mooketsi Mothogo, 38, was found guilty of murdering Boemo Otukile,Kgakololo Ramontsho, Kgotso Ramontso and Tshepang Dikgang after setting fire to a hut they were sleeping in on December 13, 2015, at Dikgokong cattlepost near Selebi-Phikwe.

Some of the victims died on the same day after Mothogo burnt their hut while others later succumbed to burn injuries due to multiple organ failure.

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