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The Standerton Regional Court in Mpumalanga has sentenced Thabiso Kina Zondi to six years in jail after he was convicted for robbery.
Police spokesperson in Mpumalanga, Brigadier Selvy Mohlala said Zondi was arrested after he tried to rob a shop.
“The accused, Thabiso Kina Zondi is said to have entered the spaza shop and pointed the shop owner and his assistant with a firearm.
“He then demanded cash but little did he know that he was playing with fire as the duo managed to disarm him and then called the police,” he said.
Zondi was arrested and charged for armed robbery and possession of unlicensed firearm.
“He appeared in the Standerton Regional Court on several occasions, then on Friday he was sentenced to six years imprisonment for count of possession of unlicensed firearm and five years imprisonment for robbery, which was wholly suspended,” Mohlala said.
“The convict was further declared unfit to possess a firearm.”
