Hefty sentences for EL criminals
Three criminals convicted of burglary, rape, and robbery with aggravating circumstances received hefty sentences from acting Grahamstown High Court acting judge Amelia Da Silva, sitting in East London on Wednesday.
Combined, Deon Mafongo, Mbongeni Simka and Sive Ntshontshwana were sentenced to 15 years each for robbery and one year for burglary. Mafongo and Simka were sentenced to life imprisonment for rape.
This follows an incident where the three broke into the victim's house while she was asleep with her 10-year-old daughter in the early hours of January 25 2017.
They demanded money and safe keys at knife-point. They went on to demand her bank card and pin, one accused went to withdraw the money while others stayed behind and stood guard and they threatened to kill the mother and daughter if she did not co-operate.
Reacting to this sentence, Mdantsane cluster commander, Major General Henry Vos welcomed the achievement.
"This sentence should send a clear message that crimes against women will never be tolerated. We will act swiftly and harshly to anyone who commits these acts", he said...
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