Lesotho: Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Killing Uncle

THE Northern Division of the High Court has sentenced Phaketsi Ramoholi (66) to an effective eight years’ imprisonment for the murder of his uncle, Rasello Ramoholi.

Phaketsi, who has a hearing impairment, pleaded guilty to the charge.

The court at Tšifa-Li-Mali in Leribe heard that the murder occurred on November 9, 2020, when Phaketsi fatally stabbed Rasello with a knife following an altercation that erupted from a long-standing family dispute over a field.

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