Copper thieves jailed for 12 years

[LazyLion]

Three men have been sentenced to 12 years in jail each by the Pietermaritzburg Regional Court for stealing copper cables, KwaZulu-Natal police said on Friday.

Xolani Brian Masimula, 28, Sizwe Hlangu, 32, and Mandla Shezi, 29, were arrested in May and sentenced on Thursday, Colonel Jay Naicker said.

They were found in possession of copper cables belonging to Transnet worth about R90,000 stolen in Ashburton.


Source : Sapa /mr/th/jje
Date : 25 Jul 2014 13:55

 

[Sinbad]

Great news!

 

[Scooby_Doo]

Finally, keep this up for everyone of them

 

[GoneWithTheWindows]

Fantastic, hopefully this will deter would be copper thieves

 

[ToxicBunny]

Of this I do approve.

 

[kianm]

Is this like one of the rare ones where these thieves get what they deserve? I hope not, and this is fantastic news

 

[Creag]

Hopefully it is without parole. More please.

 

[ichigo]

I approve until they get released on bail not long after.

 

[Hemi300c]

Hopefully president has been set.

 

[Sinbad]

I approve until they get released on bail not long after.

You don't get released on bail after sentencing.

Parole, maybe.

 

[Albereth]

So much of good news.

 

[Albereth]

Hopefully president has been set.

I think the president is the one who set the precedent that thieving is okay.

 

[Hemi300c]

I think the president is the one who set the precedent that thieving is okay.

Yip cell auto correct. Precedent.

 

[reactor_sa]

12 years for 90,000, lol, stupid move you criminals!

 

[Sean008]

Hope this serves as a deterrent.

 

[ichigo]

You don't get released on bail after sentencing.

Parole, maybe.

This is KZN we talking about who does like they did with the 5 minute gang they just paid to get out and went back to robbing houses and still out there in PMB somewhere

 

[genetic]

This is KZN we talking about who does like they did with the 5 minute gang they just paid to get out and went back to robbing houses and still out there in PMB somewhere

Not every criminal gets out. 99% sit behind bars.

Cable theft should be punished with maximum sentences - this is the kind of sentencing needed.

 

[genetic]

Now charge those guys that cut the cables to a pipe suspension bridge, causing a collapse not so long back in Durban to a number of years behind bars too!

 

[saor]

Hopefully president has been locked up with them.

ftfy .

 

[Wasabee!]

Can't we just cut them up for money, just like they do with the cables? Sell their organs or give them to people needing transplants. Come on, we have no natural predator. Let the scum police be our natural predator. All hail the scum police!