Five year sentence for housebreaking

Thabiso Gumede (24) was found guilty of housebreaking and theft and sentenced to five years imprisonment in the Port Shepstone Regional Court recently.

On April 8 he forcefully broke open the door of a residence in Ngwazi Street, Gamalakhe and threatened to physically hurt a 13-year-old child.

Gumede fled after taking cash but was arrested shortly thereafter by police. The investigating officer in the case was Detective Sergeant Mlungisi Jabe of Gamalakhe Detective Service.

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