29/08/2026
[A 29-YEAR-OLD MOLETLANE MURDER ACCUSED SENTENCED TO 15 YEARSโ DIRECT IMPRISONMENT FOR BRUTAL MURDER IN GA-RAKGWATHA VILLAGE]
The Mokopane Magistrateโs Court has sentenced a 29-year-old male accused, Potego William Tolo, to 15 yearsโ direct imprisonment for murder and declared him unfit to possess a firearm.
The conviction stems from an incident that occurred in the early hours of 11 August 2025, at Ga-Rakgwatha Village under the Moletlane policing area.
The court heard that the deceased, a 34-year-old male from Mogodi, Ga-Mphahlele Village, was found by members of the community naked, bleeding, with injuries all over his body and lying on the street in Ga-Rakgwatha Village.
They transported him to Ga-Rakgwatha Clinic, where he was declared dead on arrival. He was positively identified by his next of kin as ButiButi Mapencil Lekgeu.
A case of murder was opened at Moletlane SAPS and assigned to Detective Constable Billy Morepye Nchabeleng.
Through the investigating officerโs meticulous investigation, the suspect was traced and arrested on 5 November 2025, at Ga-Rakgwatha Village.
The accused was initially granted bail following several court appearances, at Magatle Magistrateโs Court. The matter was later transferred to Mokopane Magistrateโs Court for trial.
During the trial, the court heard that the deceased was brutally assaulted with an iron object all over his body while lying on the ground, stripped of his clothes and left on the street by the accused after the two had been drinking together at a local tavern on the same night.
On Friday, 28 August 2026, the court found Potego William Tolo guilty and sentenced him to 15 yearsโ imprisonment for murder.
The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Jan Scheepers, has welcomed the conviction and sentencing, highlighting that it brings closure to the family of the deceased and demonstrates the commitment of Constable Billy Morepye Nchabeleng to ensuring that justice is served.
Potego William Tolo The Killer๐๐ฝ