Four years later, State fails to link Moremong to robbery
A magistrate in Botswana has acquitted a man accused of robbery related to a 2022 shootout, citing a lack of evidence linking him to the crime. The court ruled that the prosecution failed to prove the defendant had prior knowledge of or intentional participation in the robbery.
Why it matters
The case underscores the legal requirement for the state to prove 'shared criminal design' rather than relying on mere association with perpetrators.
Moremong, the sole survivor of the massacre shootout of 2022, that left four robbers and two civilians dead, walked free as he was not found guilty by the court for the single count of robbery.Delivering her judgment, Magistrate Thedi ruled that although Moremong drove the getaway Toyota RunX car used by the four men who stormed Sefalana Cash and Carry, a key question remains whether he knew about the robbery before or participated in its execution. “The critical issue is not whether he transported the assailants.
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