Mathokgwane acquitted
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Mathokgwane was in the second month of his sentence after being convicted by Broadhust Principal Magistrate Nehemiah Mugoni of raping a nine year-old girl at Old Naledi on March 30, 2006.
Mathokgwane appealed to the High Court. In his appeal, he said the trial magistrate court had made numerous mis-directions on matters of fact and law. It was submitted that the magistrate did not analyse the evidence in an objective fashion.
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