Overview
- At the High Court in Edinburgh on October 31, 2025, Mompati Dodo Isaacs received a life sentence with a minimum punishment part of 21 years.
- A jury found Isaacs guilty of murder on September 17 after rejecting his claims of provocation and diminished responsibility.
- Judge Lady Ross said Isaacs armed himself with a kitchen knife and stabbed Keotshepile “Naso” Isaacs nine times in the head and neck in a sustained assault driven by jealousy and anger.
- The couple’s three children were asleep in the house, the victim had defensive injuries, and police were alerted by friends who received her messages but could not save her.
- COPFS called Isaacs a dangerous and controlling abuser, Police Scotland expressed hope the sentence brings some comfort, and the court noted the loss to the mother‑of‑three’s family in Scotland and Botswana.