MURDER CASE READY FOR COMMITTAL Newly appointed state prosecutor in a case in which five Oodi men are accused of the death of a night watchman at a Gaborone North farms says the matter could be committed to the High Court for possible trial in a month’s time. Mr Goabaone Motlhagodi from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) told Chief Magistrate Linah Oahile-Mokibe that his office received the case docket from Sir Seretse Khama Airport (SSKA) Police Station on June 11 and had finished the assessment of evidence. He further stated that at the moment they had resumed drafting the summary of evidence on the case, something which he said could take them up to a month to complete before bringing the matter back to court for committal. Two of the five men have since been in custody and they are Phemelo Tshelang and Lebang Thabo Ntesi, while their co-accused who are out on bail are Gorata Sebego, Patrick Gaile and Mpho Mangwa. Mangwa got his bail from the High Court while Sebego and Gaile were granted bail by the magistrate court after each had produced two sureties who bonded themselves with P10,000 each. According to the particulars of the offence, the five men, who are all residents of Oodi, on the night of August 28, 2013 at Gaborone North farms acting together with a common purpose murdered one Olebogeng Ramapulane, who is said to have been on duty as a night watchman. On the second count, the five men are accused of the attempted murder of Liu Jian Hui, still at the same farms on the same day. During the attempt on his life, Hui was gravely injured and got admitted at Princess Marina Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit. He has since recovered. Police have so far managed to recover some items believed to have been stolen during the commission of the offence. These include a lap top and P15 280 cash belonging to the injured man. Police in the meantime have been contemplating adding a third charge of armed robbery. Next mention is August 19, 2014. (BOPA)
Posted on: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 16:41:35 +0000
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