A mother’s love: Rohde’s mom pleads for him

It is difficult to imagine a more glowing endorsement of  a character than that given by lawyer Craig Livingstone about his friend Jason Rohde.

Former Sotheby’s executive Jason Rhode convicted of killing his wife, appears at the Western Cape High Court for his pre- sentencing proceedings on February 18 2019.
Former Sotheby’s executive Jason Rhode convicted of killing his wife, appears at the Western Cape High Court for his pre- sentencing proceedings on February 18 2019. ( ESA ALEXANDER/SUNDAY TIMES)

It is difficult to imagine a more glowing endorsement of  a character than that given by lawyer Craig Livingstone about his friend Jason Rohde.

But while Livingstone –in the high court in Cape Town on Monday – described the wife killer as caring, charitable, responsible and friendly, the prosecution brought the positive image crashing back to Earth.