Imagine spending 13 long years behind bars, for a murder you did not commit.Boswell was accused of killing a policeman in 2000 and sentenced to life imprisonment.
This, despite the fact that investigating officers found no weapon in his possession; none of his fingerprints were found at the crime scene and the victim’s daughter, who witnessed the events, didn’t pick him out in a lineup. The key piece of evidence linking Boswell to the crime was an out-of-court statement, made by a co-accused – who the North West High Court described as an"unreliable witness" and a"reckless liar".He lost his home, his job, the support of most of his family and his freedom when he was arrested and later convicted.
Boswell and his wife Mavis recently celebrated their third wedding anniversary. Mavis met Boswell while he was still in prison, serving a life sentence at Kgosi Mampuru prison in Pretoria. Boswell lost 13 years of his life. At the time of his arrest, his career was thriving and he owned a home and a car.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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