A 36-YEAR-OLD MALE ACCUSED, SLAPPED WITH 08 YEARS JAIL TERM FOR POSSESSION OF STOLEN MOTOR VEHICLE AND CONTRAVENTION OF IMMIGRATION ACT
POLOKWANE: Mokopane Regional Court convicted and sentenced a 36-year-old Zimbabwean male accused, Cosmos Ndou to effective direct eight years imprisonment for possession of stolen motor vehicle and contravention of immigration act, on Friday, 12 January 2024.
The conviction and subsequent sentencing comes after, court heard that on 18 September 2023, the accused was found in possession of a stolen motor vehicle, a bronze Toyota Forturner that was reported stolen at Brooklyn policing area, in Gauteng Province on the 16 September 2023.
On 18 September 2023, the police arrested the suspect, after the security company at Mookgophong was alerted by tracking company to be on the lookout of the stolen vehicle that was coming at their direction, along R101 North. The security stopped the vehicle and found the driver, then explained to him that the vehicle was reported stolen. The police were quickly activated, and they immediately apprehended the suspect.
The case was allocated to Sergeant Lesiba Teffo of Modimolle Vehicle Crime Investigation Unit (VCIU) for further investigation.
The accused, Cosmos Ndou (36), was found guilty on the below mentioned charges and sentenced as follows:
1) Possesion of stolen motor vehicle : six years imprisonment
2) Contravention of Immigration Act: two years imprisonment.
The Provincial Commissioner of the Police in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, has welcomed the court outcome and further commended the investigating officer and the arresting team for the job well done.
