Jabulile Masombuka (26) was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for kidnapping, by the Gauteng Division of the High Court of South Africa, on August 10.
Masombuka and two accomplices grabbed a baby from her mother, Phakamisile Nkosi, in Dunnottar, in January 2014 (‘Child kidnapped’ African Reporter, February 7).
The accused and her two accomplices were arrested in February 2014, after the police found the baby in their possession in Tsakane.
The baby was reunited with her mother on February 28. (‘Reunited at last‘ Springs Advertiser).
Springs police spokesman Capt Johannes Ramphora says the case was first heard in the Dunnottar Magistrates Court and then transferred to the High Court.
Masombuka’s sentence included five years imprisonment on the kidnapping charge and eight years for possession of drugs.
The court ordered that three of the five years should run concurrently with the eight years imprisonment.
Masombuka will serve her 10-year sentence at Modderbee Prison.
“The trial against the two accomplices was separated and will take place between October 17 to 21,” says Ramphora.
The two accused will remain in Modderbee Prison until their next court appearance.
