Murderer sentenced to death row

Thursday, November 25, 2021 | 3790 Views |

FRANCISTOWN: A jealous man who could not fathom the fact that his ex-girlfriend was no longer in love with him was sentenced to death Thursday for her murder.

The accused, Moses Kanika, was sentenced to death for murdering Wanani Tafila on January 16, 2016 in Selibe-Phikwe.

When giving ruling on extenuation and sentence, Justice Lot Moroka said that according to evidence given in court by Tafila’s landlord, the relationship between Kanika and Tafila was far from rosy as the deceased always complained of the emotional and physical abuse that she endured from the accused.

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Murderer sentenced to death row

FRANCISTOWN: A jealous man who could not fathom the fact that his ex-girlfriend was no longer in love with him was sentenced to death Thursday for her murder.