Prisoner Freed In �Anal Sex� Killing

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An inmate who was convicted for stabbing another to death over ‘anal sex’ demand was recently acquitted by the Court of Appeal bench.

This, however did not exonerate Patrick Botlhasitse who was still locked up to serve another sentence for a different matter. 

The successful appeal overturned a 12-year sentence by Justice Barnabas Nyamadzabo of Francistown High Court in 2012. Botlhasitse had approached the CoA demanding immediate release on contention that he was acting in self-defence after the deceased Jayson Ndeke demanded anal sex commonly known as ‘maotwana’ in prison circles.

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