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Whittlesea CIT robber handed 15 year sentence

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Whittlesea CIT robber handed 15 year sentence
Whittlesea CIT robber handed 15 year sentence

Odwa Siqanqalala (30) who was arrested with Lundi Mzimkhulu (32) Mzuvukile uMzimkhulu (35) on 30 November 2018 pleaded guilty to all the charges of robbery and aggravating circumstances against him on 25 May 2022 hence his sentencing on 26 May 2022.

Siqanqalala who was arrested together with Lundi Mzimhkhulu and Mzuvukile Mzimkhulu on 30 November 2018 when they were committing robbery at Whittlesea area were remanded in custody since then.

After a series of court appearances, Siqanqalala after being remanded in custody with his co-accused from 2018, Siqanqalala pleaded guilty on 25 May 2022 hence his 15 years jail imprisonment on 26 May 2022.

The Provincial Head Major General Mboiki Obed Ngwenya anticipates more confessions in the case to speed up the outstanding sentencing processes.

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