Man Sentenced to Death 10 Years After Killing South Korean National in Botswana

A man indicted for murdering a South Korean national and robbing them in Botswana has been sentenced to death 10 years after the crime.

According to local media reports such as The Voice on September 7 (local time), the High Court of Botswana in Francistown sentenced 35-year-old Kitcho Makati to death on September 2 for charges including the murder of a South Korean national in Palapye, Botswana, back in 2016.

Makati was accused of breaking into the accommodation where a South Korean national, referred to as A, was staying in October 2016, shooting and killing A, and injuring a colleague, B.

A and the others were working on dispatched assignments in Palapye, located about 270 kilometers northeast of Gaborone, the capital of Botswana.

Makati was also charged with robbing A and others of their laptops, mobile phones, and cash, as well as the illegal possession of a weapon.

While Botswana's investigative authorities indicted two other individuals alongside Makati, the other two were acquitted last April due to insufficient evidence linking them to A's murder and the robbery.

The Voice reported that Makati is the 23rd person to be sentenced to death in Botswana.

He is also under investigation in connection with another armed robbery and murder case that took place in Gaborone.

He has the right to appeal to the Court of Appeal.

Local prosecutors previously explained that although Makati was arrested by police a week after the crime, the trial was delayed due to administrative setbacks by Botswana authorities regarding procedures for witness appearances.

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