LIMPOPO – In a statement, Police Spokesperson, Col Moatshe Ngoepe said five men were sentenced to life imprisonment terms for murder and the sixth man to 30 years for robbery, respectively.
The Mankweng Regional Court sentenced five men, aged between 24 and 26, to life imprisonment terms each for the murder of a fellow inmate inside the Seshego Police Station holding cells on 21 June 2017. The deceased was arrested for domestic violence at the time, and was detained in the same holding cells with the five accused when they killed him.
Ngoepe said Detective Sergeant Hlahla was tasked to investigate the incident and successfully managed to secure life imprisonment terms for this ‘barbaric act’.
The Giyani Regional Court on the 18 September, sentenced Soyaphi Thomas Kubayi (49), to an effective 30 years’ imprisonment, after he was found guilty on two counts of house robbery committed in 2012.
Kubayi well known as ‘Xikawana’, was sentenced for two separate incidents of house robbery where he broke into residents’ households and robbed them of cash and other valuables.
The cases were assigned to Detective Sgt Shirinda from the Giyani Police Station and the accused was positively linked to both incidents and was sentenced accordingly.
Ledwaba commended the detectives and their teams for the hard work which ensured these criminals were removed from society and justice prevailed for the victims involved.
