Meticulous investigations by the police’s Organised Crime Unit have secured a 125 years’ imprisonment sentence for five accused who were successfully convicted for armed robbery cases.
Siyanda Blose (40), Siyanda Mthethwa (35), Philani Ngwane (32), Siboniso Ndlovu (31) and Mbongeni Mlotshwa (30) were each found guilty on three counts of armed robbery in the Verulam Regional Court on Friday, 17 March 2023.
The five accused were each sentenced to thirteen (13) years’ imprisonment on count one, six (6) years each for count two and three. Sentences on counts two and three were to run concurrently with count one’s sentence.
The sixth accused, Ntokozo Sosibo (32) had earlier pleaded guilty on all charges and was sentenced to ten (10) years in prison.
The six armed robbers stormed into a jewellery store at Phoenix Plaza in February 2018 and helped themselves to jewellery worth an undisclosed amount of money as well as two cellphones.
The investigation officer presented a solid evidence which convinced the court to deny the accused bail until the day of their sentencing.
