Court finds three men guilty of housebreaking; awaits sentencing
Two laptops, two TVs, a tablet computer, jewellery, and a make-up powder holder to the value of R30 000 were stolen.
Three men were found guilty of housebreaking with intent to steal and theft of valuables worth over R30 000 by the Pretoria magistrate’s court.
On September 30, Modesty Rakamone Chauke (39), Thalitha Ngwenya (38) and Nicholas Daniel Mthimunye (41), from Hammanskraal broke into the complainants’ residence in Pierre van Ryneveld, Centurion, according to NPA Gauteng spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana.
Two laptops, two TVs, a tablet computer, jewellery, and a make-up powder holder were stolen.
Mahanjana said the complainant noticed Chauke and others exiting the complex as he entered.
She added that upon his arrival at his house he realised that a break-in had occurred.
“As he was viewing the CCTV footage, he then identified Chauke and others. After alerting the security guards, they were all caught and handed over to the police,” she said.
Mahajana said they have been in custody since their arrest after the NPA successfully opposed bail.
During judgment, it was put on record that Mthimunye, was still on probation on a case of possession of stolen goods and that all three men have previous convictions of housebreaking and robbery.
The matter was postponed to October 27, for probation report and sentencing proceedings.
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