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Media Statement
NORTHERN CAPE – The Kimberley Regional Court recently handed down 14 year prison sentence to Sekhonola Seatile (36) for armed robbery. On the afternoon of Friday, 12 August 2022, the accused and accomplice, entered a shop in Long Street, Kimberley, where they threatened the shop keeper at gun point and robbed him of cash, cigarettes and cellphones. They then locked the complainant inside his shop and fled the scene. Detective Sergeant Eunice Ngono and Constable Mpumelelo Maruping from the Provincial Organised Crime Investigation Unit were tasked to investigate the incident , and through their meticulous investigation, traced and arrested the suspect in the Free State province. Bail was successfully opposed and denied. The accused was found guilty as charged and sentenced to an effective 14 years direct imprisonment and was declared unfit to possess a firearm. The Management of SAPS welcomes the sentence secured and commended the detectives for their relentless efforts in bringing perpetrators to justice. Ends
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