Talk:Mariette Bosch

Mariette Bosch - "facts" in your article shows serious lack of research done to get to the truth.
The "facts" published in your article about the Bosch case, clearly shows that you based your story, comparison and conclusions based solely on sensation seeking media reports, instead of doing some real research of your own, like reading the official court report on the case, as well as inquiring into the circumstances surrounding the appeal.

You want the truth?

Let me know if you can handle it!

Tienie Wolmarans (talk) 09:00, 18 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Dear Mr. Wolmarans,
 * On one hand, Wikipedia is supposed to be a tertiary source, meaning it is based upon what the media sources say (Please review No original research). However it is very useful to also have the official court report. Is this court report available online? If so, where may I find it?
 * WhisperToMe (talk) 04:38, 21 August 2014 (UTC)
 * A kind Wikipedian pointed me to: "In the Court of Appeal of Botswana Held at Lobatse Court of Appeal Criminal Appel No. 37 of 1999 High Court Criminal Trial No. 34 of 1997 In the matter between MARRIETTE SONJALEEN BOSCH APPELLANT and The State Respondent" (Archive) - Appeals Court Ruling WhisperToMe (talk) 11:15, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

I decided to read the case files just to see what's in them.
 * Hosted by the South African Legal Information Institute: http://www.saflii.org/bw/cases/BWCA/2001/4.pdf page 7 (PDF page 7/111): "On June 25, 1996, the appellant went back to South Africa to collect her late husband's gun from one Dennis Webber at Pietersburg. According to her, she went as a messenger for one Mr. Hennie Coetzee who wanted to buy the gun,[...]"
 * Chris McGreal of The Guardian wrote in his article that: "In June 1996, she drove to Pietersburg in South Africa and borrowed a pistol from a friend. The next day, she smuggled the gun across the border into Botswana."

McGreal didn't specify that the gun belonged to her husband, and it seems like he had given, not lent, the gun to her. I'm going to rectify this detail in the article. WhisperToMe (talk) 14:35, 20 December 2016 (UTC)