03 Jun 2024

Defence attorney, Mr Letlhogonolo Makgane is expected to  present extenuating circumstances and mitigation on July 29-30 in a case in which two men have been convicted for murder

The case was to continue last Friday at the High Court in Gaborone but was postponed to July following a request by the defence attorney, to be allowed time to prepare for the case in which the duo of Ernest Legwale and Hamadi Mkhuha were on May 10 convicted for the murder of Thato Meswele at Oodi on September 14, 2015.

Mr Makgane told Judge Michael Leburu of Gaborone High Court that his client, Mkhuha was not ready to present extenuating circumstances and mitigate because he wanted to call three witness, among them, the convict (Mkhuha).

He said one of the two other witnesses was in Zimbabwe while the other was in South Africa and therefore, pleaded with the court to grant him enough time to engage the two witnesses and arrange for their travel to Botswana. ENDS