THE three men who were found guilty of murdering an elderly Glen Marais couple were together sentenced to four life sentences on Thursday.
The men were sentenced by Judge Majeke Mabesele at the Randburg High court.
Kenneth Mojela (24) was sentenced to 15 years and two life sentences; Thabo Oupa Mphahlele (27) received 18 years and two life sentences and Ntwape Elvis Koketso Thobejane (25) 15 years imprisonment.
They brutally killed Pikkie (75) and Rina Stassen (74) in their Jacobus Street home on August 19, 2013.
A fourth man, Howard Sekwati (27), was found guilty on a charge of receiving stolen goods and will spend 12 months behind bars.
Mabesele said DNA monsters taken of Mojela, Thobejane and Mphahlele matched DNA found at the murder scene.
Thobejane and Mphahlele took police to Sikwati’s house after their arrest. There the police found a TV, DVD player and computer belonging to the Stassens.
Kempton SAPS station commander, Brig Bertha Kgoroba, applauded Detective W/O Kgomotso Dinyane and the team of detectives who played a significant role in ensuring that criminals who commit such horrendous acts of violence, especially on vulnerable citizens, were put in jail for life.
