Crime
Detective earns man 10-year sentence
Dedicated work by Detective Cleopatra Hleziphi leads to lengthy jail time for a criminal.
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A Ratanda SAPS detective’s commitment and hard work led to a conviction.
A case was opened in April 2022 after a man was attacked and robbed in Ratanda.
Three men threatened the victim at gunpoint, assaulted him with a stone and stabbed him with a knife.
One culprit was arrested and convicted.
Morena David Mofokeng was sentenced on March 5 in the Heidelberg Regional Court to 10 years imprisonment for robbery with aggravating circumstances.
Detective Cleopatra Hleziphi was the investigating officer who secured the conviction.
Ratanda SAPS station commander Lieutenant Colonel Moleleki Isaac Ramotshabi applauded Hleziphi for her dedication, which led to the perpetrator facing justice.