House robber gets 15 years jail

Johannesburg - On Monday the Booysens magistrate’s a man to 15

“The father at the house was coming from work, parked his vehicle and was confronted by three suspects who pointed a firearm at him. They tied him, his wife, daughter and mother with belts and took three television sets, laptops, cellphones, jewellery and his vehicle. A Tracker signal was activated and police tried to stop the vehicle at the Golden highway. The suspects shot at the police, who retaliated until the vehicle stopped. Two suspects fled while the accused remained in the car, having sustained gunshot wounds. Most of the stolen items were recovered and a firearm,” Mbele said.

He added that the conviction resulted from diligent work by Investigating Officer Sergeant Mbali Mvelase of Johannesburg Central Trio detectives.

“We hope this will scare would be offenders from committing the same crime,” Mbele said.