A frequent criminal, with convictions dating back to his teens, was remanded in custody recently at the Alexandra Magistrates’ Court to enable further investigation, in connection with an alleged house robbery and theft case, which took place on 5 June, last year.
The 44-year-old accused, Peter Maphula, was arrested for the case on 17 June last year, at the Alexandra Magistrates’ Court, while attending another case for a robbery which he allegedly committed under the alias, Peter Bapela, and for which he was out on bail.
His fingerprints were linked to a robbery at a Woodmead guest house, where television sets and linen worth R35 000 were stolen. The owners, who were away at the time, were alerted to the burglary by a worker. Upon their return, they found the back kitchen door had been broken and the items were missing.
The suspect’s previous convictions, all under various aliases, include the following:
- A guilty plea in 1986 for housebreaking and robbery in Joburg for which he received six lashes
- Three convictions in 1988 – one for theft under alias Joseph Mokoane, for which he received six lashes. A sentence for theft in Alex, committed as Peter Bapela, for which he received seven lashes and the third, a sentence of 150 days for housebreaking and theft in Randburg, which was wholly suspended for five years
- A 1989 conviction for housebreaking in Randburg, for which he received six lashes
- A 1990 rape case in Alex under the alias Peter Monaise, for which he was convicted and sentenced to six years.
- A 1995 attempted murder charge committed while on parole for the 1990 rape case. He was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment.
Details: Alex Police Station, 011 431 7600.
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