The pair killed Mosweu for the alleged theft of sunflower heads worth R80.
Two men convicted of killing Matlhomola Mosweu over supposedly stolen heads of sunflowers in Coligny will be sentenced on Wednesday at the North West High Court in Mahikeng.
His death sparked violent mass protests that left six houses and three trucks torched and shops looted in Coligny as the town was divided along racial lines. “The society in this matter does not need life imprisonment. My Lord, I am not saying accused one should not be punished. The society in this matter does not need life imprisonment as far as court one [murder] is concerned.,” Zwiegelaar said during mitigation of sentence.
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