A North West man told the court harrowing details of watching his mother run on fire after her boyfriend poured petrol on her and set her alight.
A North West man who set his girlfriend alight has been jailed to life imprisonment. Picture: File imageA North West man who poured petrol on his girlfriend and then set her alight has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
“Evidence presented in court revealed that Mokhutsane was in a love relationship with Mamosebetsi,” said NPA spokesperson Sivenathi Gunya.“After which the accused walked to the nearby filling station, bought petrol in a container, and came back with it and poured it on the deceased while she was sleeping.”Gunya said the court heard the harrowing details about the crime, which illustrated the vulnerability of the victim.
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