7 The accused's story is to the effect that the deceased and other three big girls wanted to or had threatened to assault her. On the day this accused stabbed to death the deceased, the deceased with those three others had waylaid her. The deceased in particular stopped the accused and challenged her to a fight. The deceased delivered the first fist blow which this accused dodged. For that miss and apparent intention to deliver the second blow, the accused retaliated by delivering that fatal stab on the chest of the deceased. According to this accused there was an animosity between herself and the deceased because the two shared a boyfriend, one MOFANA MAPHATHE. The deceased wanted the accused to quit the love game she was playing with this MOFANA MAPHATHE. For some time these four girls, [LEFULESELE deceased, PW1 MOLELEKENG, MONICA and MOSELANTJA] had been touting this accused about her desperate desire to be married. At times this accused was afraid to go to school, for fear of these four big girls. She reported the matter to her grandmother who did not take such report seriously. Accused could not appeal for assistance to the teachers at school because she felt that might make matters worse. This village of LESOBENG HA KOKOANA PETEROSE is inhabited by people who from the facts of this case, appear to be related by blood and marriage. Accused's aunt [her mother's sister] is married in the deceased's family. PW1 and