Recovered car dealership items save man jail time

An Alex youth was sentenced in the Alexandra Magistrates’ Court to seven years’ imprisonment which was wholly suspended for five years for business break-in and theft.

Twenty-one-year old Tebogo Mphaka admitted guilt to the offence which he committed in January 2017 when he was 18-years old at an auto dealership in Marlboro.

He stole eight-vehicle batteries, a computer, exhaust system and a Range Rover cylinder head all worth R43 900. All the items were recovered.

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