{"id":7812,"date":"2021-12-29T09:16:24","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T09:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/incarceration-for-nteso-killers"},"modified":"2021-12-29T09:39:20","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T09:39:20","slug":"incarceration-for-nteso-killers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/incarceration-for-nteso-killers","title":{"rendered":"Incarceration for Nteso killers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>In an emotionally charged atmosphere at the High Court, the killers of Thibello Nteso were sentenced to jail after being found guilty of murdering him on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

They are charged with crimes of murder and malicious damage to property. The murder accused are former members of Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) Police Constables Moeketsi Dlamini and Monaheng<\/p>\n

\u2018Musi whom the court has sentenced to prison for a period of 20 years without<\/p>\n

an option of fine. During sentencing there were cries at the gallery which the Informative Newspaper could not immediately verify if they were the accused spouses<\/p>\n

or next of kins. The deceased is a former Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) Head of Internal Audit. He is alleged to have lost his life after succumbing to the shooting at Maseru West near the official<\/p>\n

residence of former Commissioner of Police Molahlehi Letsoepa on February 6, 2017. \u201cIt is alleged that the accused on the date mentioned [February 6, 2017], at or near Maseru West in the district of Maseru,<\/p>\n

sharing a common or intention to pursue an unlawful act together and in pursuant of such act, did perform an unlawful act or omission with the intention of causing death of Thibello Nteso, that the said accused did commit the<\/p>\n

offence of murder of the said [deceased] such death resulting from their act or omission. \u201cIn respect of Count 2, it is alleged that the said accused [Dlamini and \u2018Musi] on the date and place mentioned above,<\/p>\n

sharing a common purpose or intention to pursue an unlawful act together and in the pursuit of such act did without lawful excuse shoot with intention of<\/p>\n

damaging the car, Mercedes Benz Maroon in colour singly or jointly owned or possessed by Thibello Nteso and thereby commit the offence of malicious damage<\/p>\n

to property,\u201d reads the judgement in pertinent part. Sentencing the murder accused, Judge Moroke Mokhesi said the court had considered the \u201cseriousness\u201d of this crime given<\/p>\n

that the duo were Police officers. \u201cThe offence was committed by law enforcement officers in circumstances, which quite frankly were unwarranted,\u201d said Justice<\/p>\n

Mokhesi. During the trial Dlamini and \u2018Musi said they had shot the deceased in \u201cself-defence. \u201d Rebutting their defence the court found that the deceased was \u201cnot a threat to them\u201d.<\/p>\n

Judge Mokhesi said, \u201cthe deceased\u2019s only crime was ignoring the accused\u2019s unlawful orders for him not to access his car. \u201d He further noted: \u201cthe circumstances of<\/p>\n

this case are disturbing and disheartening. The deceased had parked his vehicle next to the duty station [of the accused] without blocking entrance thereto.<\/p>\n

It was only accused\u2019s unwarranted sense of nervousness and a feeling of insecurity that led to their callous acts. It was unwarranted because they were fully<\/p>\n

armed and could have easily defended themselves against an attack, but they allowed themselves to act amateurishly \u2026 their feeble attempts at creating an<\/p>\n

impression that they acted in self-defence is not borne out by evidence. The impact this callous murder must have had and continues to have on the deceased\u2019s young family is immeasurable.<\/p>\n

It is not an insignificant thing to lose one\u2019s parent at this age and in circumstances such as of this case. A deep emotional scar this murder should have had on the<\/p>\n

deceased \u2018s wife and children and his immediate family is bound to last for a considerable time. \u201d The duo forfeited their bail on December 7 last year after the court had found them guilty and they were then send to the<\/p>\n

Maseru Correctional Facility where they were awaiting their sentencing. Prior to handing down of the judgement also last year, the crown requested the Judge to defer the judgement owing to the new<\/p>\n

developments that had then came to the fore at eleventh hour, a move which the Judge did not take kindly, terming such move as \u201cunprofessional\u201d and \u201dinconveniencing\u201d.<\/p>\n

Then the crown said that there is evidence which was \u201csuppressed\u201d and such unnamed witness was threatened to \u201cwithhold\u201d some information. However, such \u201cwitness\u201d did not make an appearance.<\/p>\n

Reacting to the sentencing, deceased\u2019s brother, Tankiso Nteso expressed mixed feelings in an interview with Informative Newspaper as the deceased spouse was a sombre emotional wreck who could<\/p>\n

not talk to our publication. \u201cWe don\u2019t know whether to celebrate or be angry,\u201d he said. He however expressed gratitude that justice has \u201cfinally been realised,\u201d adding that even if they were to be given 100<\/p>\n

years jail time it would not have \u201cbrought back\u201d their brother. Nteso added: \u201cWe are grateful that they got what they deserved and are in place that befit<\/p>\n

them. \u201d The accused\u2019s lawyer Advocate Lebohang Ramakhula told this publication that he is yet to take instructions from his client when asked if they will appeal the sentence. The crown was represented by Advocate Naki Nku.<\/p>\n

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