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Media Statement SASOLBURG – Three men who attempted to rob a supermarket in Sasolburg were successfully prosecuted and sentenced to a total of 47 years’ imprisonment. The High Court sentenced Sibusiso Blessing Mbele (38), Jeremiah Tshabela (32) and Aron Mandla Radebe (45) to 18 years’ imprisonment for murder, 16 years’ for attempted murder and 13 years’ for robbery. These individuals have been held accountable for their actions committed on 05 December 2019, when they robbed a supermarket, injured a police officer during a shootout where one of their own was shot and killed. The Sasolburg police received a complaint about a triggered alarm at one of the supermarkets in Sasolburg. The members requested for backup and on arrival a shootout ensued between the police and suspects. One suspect was shot and killed and a police sergeant was injured. Two suspects were arrested and one suspect fled the scene in a white Mercedes Benz which was later found abandoned. The next day this suspect went to Vanderbijlpark police station to lay a charge of hijacking, alleging that his white Mercedes was hijacked and that he was dropped off somewhere around Orange farms. The Sergeant who was assisting the suspect verified his version with the information that was circulated by Sasolburg police and contacted them. The third suspect was then arrested by the Sasolburg detectives at the Vanderbijlpark police station. The Investigating officer, Sergeant Chrissie Van der Linde, left no stone unturned in order to make sure that justice is served and all three accused were positively linked to the crime and were convicted. Ends
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