Two women lose appeal against life sentences for mob-justice murder

Two women lose appeal against life sentences for mob-justice murder

The High Court in Mahikeng has upheld the life sentences for two women convicted of murder after they helped abduct a man accused of theft and delivered him to a mob that killed him in Setlagole in 2019. Mathapelo Victoria Seichoko, 51, and Khantso Rosina Tlhalatsi, 60, lost their automatic appeal against both their convictions and sentences on 12 January 2026. Acting Judge Tebogo Juta Maodi ruled that the court a quo did not err in finding them…