Delmas High Court sends murderer from Kinross to life in prison
After an argument, Kgotsoang Saole stabbed Matsepo Mohale at a tavern.
A 30-year-old Lesotho national, Kgotsoang Saole, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Delmas High Court for the murder of his girlfriend, Matsepo Mohale (28), at a tavern in the Marikana section, Kinross, last year.
According to a police report, the incident occurred after a domestic argument between Saole and Mohale escalated into a physical altercation.
The argument reportedly started when Saole accused Mohale of having a new boyfriend from the local tavern. During the altercation, Saole stabbed Mohale three times in the neck – on the left side, the right side and the front.
Mohale attempted to defend herself. After realising the extent of the injuries he had inflicted, Saole fled the scene in an attempt to evade arrest.
The Kinross SAPS investigating team launched an investigation and later contacted Saole’s brother in Leslie, who cooperated with the police.
This cooperation helped the investigating team trace and arrest the accused. Saole pleaded guilty to both charges – murder and contravention of the Immigration Act – on October 12.
On October 15, the court sentenced him to life imprisonment for murder and an additional six years’ imprisonment for being in the country illegally.
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