Three convicted for CBD obberies
Joseph Maake to 35 years imprisonment and Mashige Maano to 15 years imprisonment for several counts of robbery with aggravated circumstances and theft.
Three people were convicted to 15 years for robbery in Pretoria.
Joseph Maake to 35 years imprisonment and Mashige Maano to 15 years imprisonment for several counts of robbery with aggravated circumstances and theft.
Their accomplice Samson Sibanyoni passed on while awaiting trial.
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According to a statement by police the trio were terrorizing unsuspecting commuters in Pretoria and were positively linked to several cases of robbery with aggravated circumstances and theft during 2016.
“Maake, Maano and Sibanyoni were positively linked through the application of innovative and technological techniques after the trio made a transaction with one of their victims’ bank cards at a filling station,” the statement read.
Detective Commander Colonel Ndala is overjoyed with the outcome of the case and applauded her members on a job well done.
Ndala further condemned serious and violent crimes and urged the community to come forward to report crime to their nearest police station.
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The Pretoria Central police station commander, Brigadier Dladla welcomed the sentence and lauded the investigation team for leading quality investigation.
