“Killing for muthi is unacceptable. The families of the three children are still finding it difficult to deal with their loss. The entire community of Orange Farm is still traumatised by these killings. The defense in this matter did not present any compelling circumstances that might convince this court to deviate from handing down life sentence on all three counts,” further argued Maritz.
But Mohlanka’s lawyer Makgalanoto Kgagara called on the court to be lenient when handing down sentence.Her teenage daughter is currently being cared for by Mohlanka’s family back in Lesotho. “My client is a primary caregiver. Her child still needs the love and care of a mother. The court is aware that my client has spent almost two years in the cells awaiting trial. I humbly request the court to consider these circumstances and deviate from maximum punishment,” he argued.Many in the gallery shook their heads in disagreements as the defence continued to make its argument.
At some point sighs and whispers could be heard from the gallery. This prompted the court officer to repeatedly request members of public to remain silent. “Mohlanka wants to tell us about her child in Lesotho, but she has not said anything about the pain she has caused us. She will be in prison and her child will still visit her in prison but what about us who will never see our children again? She has destroyed many families in Orange Farm. She deserves to spend her entire life in prison,” said Mpho Makondo’s grandmother, Morginah Malatje.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
“With or without religion, good people can behave well and bad people can do evil; but for good people to do evil - that takes religion.” Muthi as a religion…she is a mother herself but can suffocate other mothers’ offspring
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