17 regret was gripping into her mind if it was not already therein settled. The accused, attended the trial which went on slowly but sure, very faithfully. At the commencement of the trial, the accused was accompanied by her husband together with the mother and father-in-law. It is a great pity that criminal matters are not brought to trial promptly. This offence was committed in 1994. In the intervening period from that date to this date when the trial is concluded a lot of things had happened and changed the person and circumstances of the accused drastically. For example, she was sixteen (16) years old when she committed this crime. Now she is twenty-two (22) years of age. She was a school pupil in 1994. Now, she is a married woman. There is no explanation from the crown why such a long time was taken before this matter was brought to court. The accused was arrested and must have been in custody until she was released into the custody of her mother MAMORENA MOKHORO, on 19th November 1994. The burden of waiting for this trial to take place for these many years must have weighed very heavily on her conscience . She started the new married life in those circumstances. The revelations made during the trial, have affected her new life adversely. As a result the short life of just two decades, have under gone many drastic changes.