After 10 years of investigations and court appearances, a prison sentence has been handed down to a man who was found guilty of an array of offences.
The story starts in July 2012 when it was discovered that copper cables had been stolen from the Estcourt tower.
A case was opened at Estcourt police station and the docket assigned to the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation team based in Pietermaritzburg.
According to Hawks spokesperson Warrant Officer Bonnie Nxumalo, an investigation was conducted which led to the arrest of the accused in May 2016. Ronald George (42) was arrested and charged.
“After numerous court appearances, he pleaded guilty nearly six years later and was then sentenced. He received a 26-year jail term, of which 10 years of his sentence was suspended,” said Nxumalo.
On March 15, the Durban Regional Court sentenced George to 16 years’ direct imprisonment for theft of Transnet copper cables worth R333,000, as well as money laundering, racketeering and malicious damage to property.
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