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Zimbabwean man sentenced to 50 years for violent Rosettenville robbery
Thapelo Ncube (26), a Zimbabwean national, was sentenced to lengthy imprisonment for robbery with aggravating circumstances, kidnapping, and the illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.
Magistrate Habib sentenced him in Booysens Magistrate's Court on June 11.
He was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment for Count 1, 10 years for Count 2, 15 years for Count 3, and five years for Count 4.
The sentence for Count 2 will run concurrently with Count 1, while the sentence for Count 4 will run concurrently with Count 3.
Ncube was arrested alongside two co-accused, who were later found not guilty by the court.
On October 24, 2023, in Rosettenville, the accused, acting in furtherance of a common purpose, unlawfully assaulted a victim and, through force and violence, robbed her of four cellphones, jewellery, an HP laptop, two watches, and cash.
Aggravating circumstances included the wielding of firearms during the commission of the offence.
The magistrate also ruled that Ncube is unfit to possess a firearm and ordered that he be deported upon completion of his sentence.
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