Qacha’s Nek, Feb. 06 — The Qacha’s Nek Magistrate Court has on Thursday sentenced Letsema Boroko (39) of Motse-Mocha to a two-year jail term or a M2,000 fine for knocking down and killing a 2 year-old child at Ha Hlapalimane.
However, the sentence was wholly suspended for 2 years on condition that he does not commit a similar offense.
Magistrate Ponts’o Jankie-Lehasa, while delivering the ruling, noted that Boroko had pleaded guilty, cooperated with authorities and contributed M5,000 towards the funeral.
She also highlighted that the family of the deceased held no malice toward him.
He was charged with contravening Section 90 (1) and (2), read with Section 90 (4) of the Road Traffic Act No. 8 of 1981.
