Lesotho: Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Killing Sibling

THE High Court has sentenced 40-year-old Ts’eliso Chabalala to 10 years’ imprisonment or a fine of M20,000 after finding him guilty of culpable homicide for killing his brother, Bongane Chabalala, in 2018.

Chabalala, from Ha Sheshe village in Qholaqhoe, Botha-Bothe, was initially charged with murder for contravening Section 40(1) of the Penal Code Act of 2010, read with sub section (20).

However, he entered a plea of guilty to culpable homicide, which was accepted by the prosecution after evidence…