{"id":306174,"date":"2026-03-04T09:12:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T07:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/new-date-set-for-sentencing-the-owner-in-dog-mauling-case\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T09:12:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T07:12:55","slug":"new-date-set-for-sentencing-the-owner-in-dog-mauling-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/new-date-set-for-sentencing-the-owner-in-dog-mauling-case\/","title":{"rendered":"New date set for sentencing the owner in dog mauling case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>BLOEMFONTEIN <\/strong>&#8211; The sentencing of the owner of the dog that mauled<a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloem-express\/owner-of-aggressive-pitbull-that-killed-a-little-boy-awaits-sentence\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"266645\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Olebogeng Mosime (8) to <\/a>death in 2022 is scheduled for 21 April, after it was postponed in September last year. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) of South Africa in Bloemfontein confirmed the new date in the Bloemfontein Regional Court.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sentencing of Keabetswe Moroane (43) was initially set for 2 September. The court found her guilty on a charge of culpable homicide following an incident involving her dog, a pit bull terrier. <br>She was convicted on 23 July last year. The incident sparked outrage and intensified the call to ban pit bulls as pets in South Africa. The dog killed the boy on 12 November in 2022 in Vista Park, Bloemfontein.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mojalefa Senokoatsane, spokesperson for the NPA in the Free State, said sentencing would continue since a pre-sentencing report had been provided as requested by Moroane&#8217;s legal team. The dog fatally attacked Olebogeng after it broke free from its owner&#8217;s property.  The boy was reportedly playing in a neighbouring garage when the dog attacked him.  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