Cellphone tower battery thief handed 47-year sentence

[Jan]

Bad news for people who steal cellphone tower batteries in South Africa

A 39-year-old man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison by the Kimberley Regional Court for stealing batteries from mobile network base stations, the South African Police Services (SAPS) has announced.

After police received reports of battery theft from cellphone towers in the Delportshoop and Daniëlskuil areas between 2018 and 2019, an investigation was launched.

 

[MuterOfWorlds]

South African justice system is an absolute joke.

45 years for stealing batteries.... And yet.....

 

[Hemi300c]

Not a wrong sentence but at this stage he should have been a rapist, murderer or kidnapper....................wrong career path.

 

[rh1]

Dont get me wrong, I like long sentences, but when killers are freed after 8 years, something is wrong.

 

[RaptorSA]

Bloody hell.
I'm all for throwing the entire book at these f**ers destroying everything around them, but having to pay for some c*nt's three daily meals and 24/7 observation for the next 47 years while getting absolutely nothing back for it is not a win.

 

[Unreal]

Not a wrong sentence but at this stage he should have been a rapist, murderer or kidnapper....................wrong career path.

Dark… but I see what you mean

 

[Smiggles]

Not a wrong sentence but at this stage he should have been a rapist, murderer or kidnapper....................wrong career path.

Can still do that in prison.

 

[Neptuner]

Only Lithium batteries will get you 47yrs.

 

[UrBaN963]

@Jan stop I can only get so hard.

Extreme sentence, but I don't have an issue with it at all. It's theft, but given rampant loadshedding and blackouts it almost borders on terrorism.

 

[rh1]

Interesting that no name is mention, or did I squiz through the article to quickly.

 

[BuckRogers]

Interesting that no name is mention, or did I squiz through the article to quickly.

Shepherd Ushe

 

[Quicks]

ANC has stolen billions and still roaming the streets freely. Where is the justice?

 

[Rickster]

He will be out in 5 years for sure.

 

[TheChamp]

Shepherd Ushe

With that name he could have made a fortune, earning his living in a righteous way through a church, Prophet Shepherd Ushe, I can totally see gullible South African throwing themselves at his holy feet.

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

Not a wrong sentence but at this stage he should have been a rapist, murderer or kidnapper....................wrong career path.

Yep!

Then he would have gotten 6-8 years, instead of 45 ...

 

[Gordon_R]

He will be out in 5 years for sure.

Quite probably. He is an illegal immigrant, so likely to be deported rather than released.

 

[LCBXX]

If said battery thieves read MyBroadband, they'd be really worried.

 

[Ninja'd]

 

[Brian_G]

Example set, have to at least applaud that.

 

[Kornhub]

South African justice system is an absolute joke.

45 years for stealing batteries.... And yet.....

/ still waiting for people from the state capture commission to be arrested