Murder convict gets respite

A panel of three Court of Appeal judges has granted his lawyer a chance to make an application to the trial court to produce fresh evidence that might overturn the murder conviction.

Justices Stanley Moore, Moses Ramodibedi and Craig Howie granted Joao Salbany a chance to approach High Court judge David Newman, who condemned Keganne to death two years ago. Salbany approached the Court of Appeal pleading for his client to be given a lesser sentence, as there was a presidential undertaking to the effect that if Keganne and his co-accused were extradited to Botswana they would not be hanged.