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Justice must not leave families in the ruins

The horrific murder of young Arnold Ofentse by his own cousin, Thato Tsametse, has finally seen the law take its course.

With the Court of Appeal confirming the death sentence, it closes the judicial chapter on a cold and calculated killing driven by greed over a P50,000 insurance payout. But on Friday, a far more painful truth was laid bare for all to see. The justice system often stops its work just when a family’s deepest wounds begin to bleed. Outside the courtroom, tragedy within a tragedy was a witnessed tragedy. Marks ‘Kganka’ Ofentse, the victim’s brother, desperately sought a moment to ask his cousin a simple question, “Why?”

Meanwhile, Agnes Ofentse, the killer’s mother and the victim’s aunt, sat sobbing at the entrance.

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