Eight years behind bars for R40 and a cell phone
The suspect was successfully convicted after an armed robbery of R40 with a gun.
Accused Katlego Mabalane was found guilty of armed robbery in the Kagiso Regional Court late last month.
The successful conviction follows after a complainant and his friend were robbed while walking along a passage in Phakama Street in Kagiso on 17 July.
“Two unknown men appeared and approached them. One of the suspects drew a firearm and pointed at the complainant and his friend demanding cash,” Kagiso Police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Solomon Sibiya explained.
The complainant handed over R40 when the suspect further demanded his Nike track top.
“They continued to search the two victims and also took a smart phone belonging to the complainant.”
The matter was reported to the Kagiso Police who then searched and arrested the suspect for armed robbery.
Accused Katlego Mabalane was place on trial and found guilty of armed robbery on 27 July.
He was then convicted and sentenced to an effective eight years imprisonment.
Due to the nature of his crime the accused was also declared unfit to possess a firearm.
“Excellent job by one of our detectives. This should send a strong message to all criminals out there that threatening people and robbing them of their personal belongings at gun point is seen as a serious threat to human life,” Brigadier Ngubane, the station commander of Kagiso Police said.
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