On 18 February 2022, the Durban Regional Court sentenced Patrick Kekane (45) to twelve years imprisonment for theft of railway cables which occurred at Hibberdene in 2013.
On 8 October 2013, the complainant was informed that railway cables were stolen. He proceeded to the crime scene and noticed that 150 metres of cable was missing.
A case of theft was reported at Hibberdene police station and the case docket was allocated to the Hawks members from Pietermaritzburg Serious Organised Crime Investigation.
Kekane was arrested in 2013 and his bail was successfully opposed until he pleaded guilty on Friday, 18 February 2022. Five years of his sentence was suspended on condition that he is not found guilty of theft.
