Strong mitigation factors earn 'passion killer' cut in jail term

FRANCISTOWN: Judge Moses Chinhengo has reduced the sentence of a Khwee Dikgakgamatso settlement young man who killed his girlfriend by cutting her throat in 2006.

Judge Chinhengo said in the case before him, the mitigation factors of Lebonetse Gagoitsiwe warrant an adjustment downwards.

"That adjustment is not to downward the seriousness of the offence where a life of a 22-year-old young woman was senselessly taken away leaving behind another victim of the offence, her child," Judge Chinhengo said.

Editor's Comment
Gov’t must rectify recognition of Khama as Kgosi

While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....

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